1878 Proceedings - Grand Lodge of Missouri by Missouri Freemasons

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE

FIFTY-EIGHTH AN UAL COMMUNICATION OF THE

/I. W. QIlAJ/D LODQ£ A. F_ &

A. M_

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STATE OF MISSOURI, ('OXYEXED IX

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COMIE CI G OCTOBER 15, A. D. 1878; A. L. 5878. • SPECI.A.L ORDER. E8Qh copy of these Proceedings sent to a sUbordinate-Lodge, in the care of the Master or Secretary thereof, is intended exclusively for tbat Lodge, and not as the personal property of any officer or member. Three copies are sent to each Lodge, one for the use of the Worshipfol Master, and oue for Secretary, while in office, and are by them to be tnrned over to their soccessors in office with the other property of the Lodge, and the third copy Is always to be retained in .the Lodge-room, for the use of the mem bers. By ORDER OF THE GRAND LODGE•

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'OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE

FIFTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION OF THE

M. W. GRAND LODGE A. F.

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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE

FIFTY-EIGHTH

ANNUAL OOMMUNIOATION OF THE

M. W. GRAND LODGE, A. F. & A. M. OF THE STATE OF MO. • The Most. Worshipful Grand Lodge, of Ancient, Free and Accepted l\1:asons, of the State of Missouri, convened in its Fifty-eighth Annual Communication in Freemasons' Hall, St. Louis, Mo., October 15th, A. D. 1878; A. L. 5878, at 10 o'clock A. M. PRESENT. THOMAS C. READY ....................................... •~f. W. Grand Master. NOAH M. GIVAN R. W. Deputy Grand Master. JOSEPH S. BROWNE. : R. W. Senim' G1'and Warden. 'lI,'M. R. STUBBLEFIELD R. W: Junior Grand lVarden. JOHN R. PARSON as R. W. G1'and 'Jlreasnrer. JOHN D. VINCIL R. W. Grand Secretary. ALLAN McDOWELL R. lV. Grand Lect1~rer. JOHN E. BARNES, } Rev. &: Wor. Grand Chaplains. CHA.8. C. WOODS, LEE A. IfALL ' W. G1'and Senior Deacon. G. FAULHABER IV. Grand Junior Deacon. SAWL KENNARD as W. Grand ~!rIarshal. WM. B. DRESCHER as lV. Grand SWOl'd Bem·er. B. PETER BAILEy...................... Tv. Grand Steward. REV. OREN ROOT, JR., W. Grand Orator. GEORGE THORP Grand Tyter.

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The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge was opened in AMPLE FORM, preceded by sacred music and solemn prayer-Grand Chaplain BARNES leading in the devotions.

CREDENTIALS.

The Grand Master appointed Brothers B. PETER BAILEY, WM. A. PRALL and WM. H. DALE a Committee on Credentials, who reported the following I.Jodges represented, one hundred and sixty-two hI number. To the Most. WorshipJul Grand Lodge oj jl1issow'i, A. F. and A. M.:

Your Committee on Credentials report the following Representatives and pennanent Members present: [Those marked with an asterisk (*) are proxies.] l II.;soUHI.

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EVERGREEN ST. JOHN

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HUNTSyILLE LAFAyETTE RALLS

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30 32 33

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lloUNT MORIAH

36 40

V. O. Saunders, W. M. Wm. H. Mayo, S. W. John H. Deems, J. W. Fred Welcker, S. W. Charles Menzemer, J. W. Louis Holden, S. W.* Louis Holden, J. W.'" DanIel Woolf, W. M.* Daniel Woolf, J. W. H. H. Brown, W. M. P. J. Heuer, W. M:. Richard Trevor, S. W. Jamp.s D. Malin, J. W. John B.~Viseman, S. W. C. P. Anderson, W. M:.* C. P. Anderson, S. \V.* Wm. F. Oglesby, J. W. M. B. Lowenstein, W. M.* 'J. L. Isaacs, \V. 1L Simon Hahn, J. W.. W111. H. Thompson, W. M. Geor~e Pierce, S. W. J. M. Marmaduke, W. M. John B. Armstrong, W. M. W. C. Kealey, S. W. George Langdon, J. W.* J. C. Shaefer, W. l\r.* Xenophon Ryland, W. M. J oh n Ralls, W. :Vl,* J.13. Vardeman, S. W.* Wm. M. Williams, \V.M.* L. \V. Mitchell, W. M.*

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JACKSONVILLE...... WENTZVILLE

44 46

FAyETTE............................................ FULTON.............................................. TIPTON............................................... RICHMOND

47 48 56

CENTRALIA...............................

NEW BLOOMFIELD ·..... 'VAVERLY :............ MONROE............................................. LINN................................................... TJ<:BO.................................................. SAVANNAH.......................................... ST. JOSEPH ;...................

60 61 61 66 68 71 78

POI,AR STAR.......................................

POTTER.............................................. FRIENDSHIP.......................................... PERSEVERANCE..................................

84 89 92

WEBSTER...........................................

MOUNT VERNON........................ CANTON..............................................

99 100

HEROINE KIRKSVILLE....................................... TWILIGHT............................................. VERSAIl.LES DE SOTO............................................. ERWIN................................................ DARDENNE......................................... CHARLFBTON....................................... POTOSI............................................... STAR OF THE WJ<:8T ·.................. PH<ENIX.... P APINVILT,E........................ PLEASANT GROVE...... IRONDALE............ MODERN............................................. McGEE...............................................

104 105 114 117 119 121 124 129 131

133 • 136 140 142 143 144 146

CASS................................................... LEXINGTON........................................

147 149

J. S.Ambrosc, W. M. J. E. Carter, S. W.* T. O. Towles, J. W.* J. H. Petty, W. M. J. M. Wilson, W. M. Eli Mundorf, J. W. R. C. Clark, W. M. B. P. Bailey, W. M. Philip Riley, W. M.* R. E. Brown, W. M. R. E. Brown. S. W.* W. H. Carpenter, W. M.· W. H. Carpenter, S. W.* W. H. Carpenter, J. W.* John C. Longley, W. 1\1. J. B. Wood, W. M. William Cranston,J. W. J. Kidd;S. W. J. G. Middlecoff, W. M. E. W. Joy, W. M. B. F. Buzard, W. M. B. F. Buzard, S. W.* B. F. Buzard, J. W.* Jule C. LaChance, W. M. A. L. Miller, S. W. John Campbell, J. W. S. B. Sale, S. W. J. E. Cadle, W. M. Lee A. Hall, W. M.* Julius A. Dyer, J. W.* N. H. Hampton, W. M. J. D. Johnson, S. W.* J. D. Johnson, J. W.* W. W. Whaley, S. W S. W. B. Carnegy, W. M.* S. W. B. Camegy, S. W.* Geo. W. Lee. S. W. J. H. Kinnear, S. W. D. L. Batterton, S. W. J. N. Martin, S. W. G. D. Hawkins, S. W.* Henry Marquardt, W. M. A. Thurstin, S. W. A. E. Simpson, S. W. W. R. Pearson, W. M. J. T. Ake, W. M. P. P. Parker, W. M.* D. H. Wilson, W. M.* S. H. Saunders, W. M. J. W. Cartee, W. M. S.1\1. Tinker, W. M. W. B. Mastin, W. M. Aaron Teter, S. W. R. T. Railey, W. l\f.* P. H. Chambers, W. M. H. W.· Winsor, S. W.* Ethan Allen, J. W.*

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SPRINGHILL.................. ASHLAND.......... PLEASANT OCCIDENTAL.............

155 156 160 16:l

JOACHIM........

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ORIENT FRANCAIS...

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CENSER

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STURGEON........... NEWTON..............................................

174 175

PRIDE OF THE WEST :..................... DES MOINES............... CALIFORNIA :... CALHOUN :............. CHAMOIS............

179 180 183 184 185

HANNIBAL................. ZEI~EDATHA.......................................

188 189

FRANKFORD.............................. BOLIVAR............................................ CARTHAGE

192 195 197

NEW HOPE................. SALISBUItY......................................... POPLAR BLUFF......... ;.................. ...... ROLLA................................................

199 208 209 213

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219 220 224

SALEM................................................. WARRENTON

225 231

SEDALIA........ LA PLATA.......................................... GRANVILLE...... KEySTONE..........................................

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C. 'V. Grimes, W. M. Strother Ridgway, S. W. Wm. Marlow, J. W.* H. T. Wright, W. M. B. W. Mitchell, \'\T. M. Thos..J. Whitely, W. M. H. A. Burgess, S. W. .J. Ed. Walker, W. M. Jas. J. Wilson, S. W. R. Mengotti. W. M. Ed. Bobe, S. W. Wm. C. Richardson, J. W. Alfred Farrar, W. M.* Alfred Farrar, J. W.* S. W. Turner, W. 1\f. J. M. Ritchey, W. 1\'1. D. P. Weems, S. W. Wm. H. Cornell, W. M. S. 1\1. Northrup, W. M. A. G. Byler, \\7. M. Bird D. Parks, S. W.'" D. M. Caughill, W. M. T. P. Berry, J. W.* W. B. Drescher, W. M. Geo. Rees, W. M. John A. Dolman, S. W.* John A. Dolman, J. W.* John J. Bucks, W. 1\f.* J. G. Simpson, \\'. M. Julius Cahn, W. M. Julius Cahn, S. W.* Julius Cahn, J. W.'" James Long, W. M. W. S. Stockwell, W. M. E. C. Lacks, W. M. S. B. Rowe, W. M. J. S. French, S. W. J. M. Pelot, W. M.* J. M. Pelot, S. W.'" F. W. Mott, W. M. Peter Bouehein, S. W. Chas. F. Rochow, J. W. E. W. Longwell, W. 1\'1. J. Stannard, W. M. D. M. Ferguson, W. M. D. M. Ferguson, S. W.* D. M. Ferguson, J. W.* A. J. Jamison, W. M.* Levi Shelton, W. M. James l\fclntyre, S. W. G. L. Faulhaber, W. M. Tom. Blair, W. M. J. W. Austin, W. 1\1. W. H. Fox, W. M. Jos. T. 'l'atum, S. W. J ames Gates, J. W.

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Oliver A. 1\{oss, J. W.* John 1'. Marlow, W. M. John Nebel, W. M. D. L. Parker, S:W. J. N. :McNutt, W. M. 1. P. Ronen, W. M.* P. P. Ellis, W. M.* 1. Starkey, W. 11. W. H. Brinker, S. W. C. H. Zoll, J. W. T. W. llanes, W. M. John R. Parson, W. M. John E. JOlies, S. W. Wm. H. Dale, J. W. Beverly Duey, W. M. .T. M. Newland, S. W. J. Y. Fulbright, W. M. B. G. Wilkerson, W. M.* C. R. Oglesby, S. W. Jacob Schisler, 'V. Vl. C. C. Don Carlos, W. M. Geo. E. Mayhall, 'V. M. Geo. E. Mayhall, S. W.* C. F: Kirtley, ,J. W. .1\. P. Craven, W. M. A. P. Craven, S. W.* A. P. Craven, J. ''\T.* T. W. Butler, W. M. H. Sackerman, W. M. Rob't Gunn, W. 1\1.* • Rob't Gunn, S. ''1.* Rob't Gurm, J. W.* R. F. Dunn, S. W.* John Roesch, S. W.* L. P. Beaty, S. W. A. B. McGaffey, W. M. Eli Owen, S. W.* Eli Owen, J. W.* W. E. }\:[aynard, W. 1\1. W. E. Maynard, S. W.* vY. E. Maynard, .J. W.* Chas. F. Wolwr, J. W. W. S. Wells, W. M. G. A. Powet, W. M.

S. S. Craig, S. W. Joseph A. Glandon, J. W.* S. 1\1. Kennard, W. 1\1. Wallace Delafield, S. W. P. D. Yost, J. W. Joe. B. Sansom, W. M. A. S. McGowan, W. M. A. J. Satterlee, S, W. S. Neeper, W. M. R. C. Risk, S. W. John J. Skinner, W: M.* '1', W. Skinner, J. W •

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BELTON............................................. ~............. BARNESVILLE WALLACE...... ...... ......

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B. H. Hayden, W. M. T. M. Luce, J. W. James W. Shepherd, S. W. H. M. Jacoby, S. W. * .J. W. Miller, J. W . .James G. Houx, S. W.* .John E. Barnes, W. M.* .J. W. Farris, W. M. H. R. Ritter, W. M. H. R. Ritter. J. W.* Eugene Seymour. J. W. W. E. Shelton, W. M. W. S. McClintock, W. M. John J. Fisher, W. M. Orsino Williams, W. ~.* C. W. Conger, W. M.. ' H. C. Todd, W. M. A. R. Jaques, W. M. Joseph MountfLin, W. M. D. O. Butterfield, W. M. John G. Joyce. S. W. WM. Myrer, J. W. George L. Love, W. M. John P. George, J. W. S. H. Stephens. W. M. W. S. Harwood. J. W. A. C. Heckendorn. W. M. A.1t. Newcomb. W. M.*' A. B. Barbee, S. W. John J. Cunnington, J. W.路 James Todd, S. W. James Todd, J. W.* W. W. Shaw. W. M. Robert T. Russell, W. M. M.A. Fyke. W. M. Chas. L. Young, W. M. W. A. Flynn, W. M.* Lemuel Price, W. M. H. B. Butts. W. M:. C. J. Atkins. S. W. R. H. Goodman, J. W.* J. Jeff. Buster. S. W. J. C. Bradley, W. :M.

PAST GRAND r.fASTERS.

S. W. B. Carnegy, John Ralls. John W. Luke,

Xenophon Ryland. R. E. Anderson. Sam'l H. Saunders.

Samuel H. Owens, Thos. E. Garrett,

PAST SENIOR GRAND WARDENS.

Martin Collins,

Jf\,mes H. Britton.

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Orson Davis, No. 114. W. W. Whaley, No. 99. W. E. Maynard, No. 345. S. R. Woods, No. 281. . Chas. F. Alden, No. 2-13. Charles Pipkin, No. 1&1. J. M. Pelot, No. 217. J. C. Goodrich, No. 46. C. C. Rain water, No. 443. L. W. Mitchell, No. 40. J. M. Harkelrodes, No. 267. M. C. Irish, No. 243. D. N. Burgoyne, No. 1. John S. Reed, No. 443. A. B. Barbee, No. 460. Thos. Nolan, No. 40. Richard Trevor, No.9. N. B. Allen, No. 110. M. W. Eagan, No. 1. E. L. Starke, No. 282. W. H. Stone, No.9. James M. McLellan, No. 34. , Bird D. Parks, No. 134.

Charles F. Vogel, No. 1. Jas. A. Gordon, No. 61. Horace W. Pocoke, No. 246. J. R Vardeman, No. 33. W. M. Williams, No. 36. J. D. Evans, No. 240. Jas. B. Austin, No. 163. Ed. Nathan,' No. 420. C. Gorham, No. 119. Oren Root, Jr., No. 208. S. B. Potter, No. 267. J. A. H. Lampton, No.9. H. W. Winsor, No. 149. R. W. McMullin, No. 164. M.Cooke, No. 267. Isaiah Forbes, No.1. Robt. Lyle, No. 282. II. F. Hoppius, No. 179. R. F. Garretson, No.9. E. S. Pyle, No. 119 Milton H. Wash, No.3. Wm. J. Fritsch, No.9.

J. B. H. Beale, No. 80. John M. Collins, No. 445. E. F. Rehm, No. 20. John B. Armstrong, No. 27. D. J. Marquis, No. 256. Thos. Seal, No. 460. R. W. Parcels, No. 163. Robt. Gunn, No. 331. Joe. B. Sansom, No. 362. D. W. Sellers, 179. Francis Nohl, No.2. John H. Krippen, No. 443. Wm. Douglas, No. 1. Henry T. Mudd, No. 484. S. C. Bunn, 360; Geo. Wiegand, NO.2. S. Boehm, No. 25. W. P. Mullen, 179. M. MandIe No. 25. J. H. Potting-er, No. 79. E. Pipe, No. 267. Peter J. Hendgen, No. 20.

Fraternally submitted, B. P. BAILEY, W. H. DALE, W. A. PRALL, Commitiee.

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ANNUAL ADDRESS.

The Grand Master then read the following Address: BRETHREN OF THE GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI:

The hand upon the dial plate of time marks the passage of another Masonic year, the completion of another twelve-month of labor, since last we met in this consecrated Temple. For the past year, we have been laboring in our separate fields of duty, and once again have reassempled to make report of our work; to tell of the condition of the Craft; to relate our individual experience; to speak of bright hopes crowned in full fruition, or, mayhaps, lost in disappointment; to hold council with Brethren loved ltnd trusted, and together to discuss plans and dmw designs upon the trestleboard of t.he future-looking towards the highest and best interest.s of the Craft, and the prosperity of the principles of our beloved Institution. As the weary, way-worn pilgrim o'er life's rugged travel-path, ever and anon, halts amid the green herbage and cooling shades, beside the sparkling waters of the bright oases that rise up beside his pathway, and there finds rest and refreshment for his wearied limbs, and gathers renewed strellgth and courage for the onward march, so may we, as Masons, after the toils of the year have passed, lay aside the working-tools of our daily avocations; for a season dispense with the labor of the Lodge, and, gathering about the clear, pellucid fountain of Truth, with hearts filled with love towards our Brethren, and devotion to our mystic Order, enjoy a period of rest and refreshment which shall renew our zeal, quicken our energies, and give us new strength and courage for the duties that lie before us in the future. . A retrospect of the past fifty-seven years of the history of the Grand Lodge in Missouri, presents facts and incidents full of interest to the good Mason. What a bright record do these years of labor present, and how fuTl of encouragement to us is the success which has crowned the patient, earnest and faithful labor performed by our distinguished Brethren and Fathers of Missouri Masonry! In April, 1821, the Grand Lodgewas organized by the union of but three subordinate Lodges, 'with an aggregate membership of scarce one hundred. The city of St. Louis contained about 5,000 inhabitants; the country beyond was almost a wilderness-but sparsely settled; the material from which to draw additions to her membership, was limited. But the bold, daring, earnest men who had inaugurated this new enterprise, faltered not, nor suffet:ed themselves to be discouraged. They trusted in the Supreme Architect to guide them in the path of right, and to preserve and build up their :M:ystic Temple. "Their trust being in God, their faith was well founded." The State had just passed the barrier of State and Territorial Government, and had just been admitted into the Union. . The news ofher rich and fertile lands and salubriOlls dimate reached the inhabitants. of the land east of the Mississippi, and soon emigrants from all the Southern aud ~1iddle States came flocking in and scattering over her beautiful prairies, and among her grand timbered lands, and quickly transformed the wilderness into well-cultivated fields, teeming with rich products.

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Towns were located, merchandise was imported, tradesmen opened busy workshops. Temples of justice were built, soon followed by churches, and anon, beside these, earnest, zealous and true mell erected altars dedicated to virtue and to 1\fa.sonry; and the success of the i?augu~ation of a distinct Grand Lodge organization was wsured. Year after year, Lodges were added to the number on the Registry, until, to-day the three Lodges of 1821, "dth one hundred members, have increased to 500 Lodges, with an aggregate membership of 24.000. Our Fathers have, indeed, left us It rich legacy of honor and good deeds, and it behooves us to guard well the sacred trust. It has been transmitted to us pure and unsullied, Il,nd it remains for us to be careful that uo stain shall mar its purity, either by act of omission or commission by us. The noble men who labored so faithfully to establish the Grand Lodge in its earlier years, have gone to rest, but have bequeathed to us the bright record of their useful lives, as exemplars for our guidance. May we be faithful to thâ&#x201A;Ź high trust confided to us. "Let's toil, then, cheerfully; let's die in hope; The wall in wondrous grandeur riseth up. 'l'hey who come after shall the work complete, And they and we receive the wages meet. " One by one have our Fathers passed away. in melancholy procession, to the tomb, at the bidding of the inexorable destroyer; leaving to us the memory of their virtues. They do now rest from their labors. There is with them no more occa.sion for level or plumb line, for trowel or gavel, for compass or square. They stand upon the level of eternity, in the midst of the redeemed. The cement of heavenly love, spread by the hand of the Supreme Architect, holds them secure in unbroken union, and in endless communication with the fraternity accepted of God.

NECROLOGY. /

The necrology of the past year includes in its lists the names of many distinguished ' Brethren, in our own, and sister Grand Jurisdictions, who have fallen by the way. In attestation of the high appreciation in which their labors are held by this Grand Lodge, I would suggest that Memorial Pages be set apart in our Annual Proceedings for â&#x20AC;˘ each of these distinguished Brethren. JOSEPH FOSTER. Who of all this Grand Lodge did not know, and knowing, love and honor Brother JOSEPH FOSTER?

For forty years, he missed the Annual Communications of the Grand Lodge but three times. His venerable form will be missed from these halls. His earnest words of instruction and admonition will be heard no more. He has gone to rest. His chair in the Grand East is vacant, and the emblems of mourning with which it is draped, spcak in mute but strong language of the grief which fills the hearts of his Brethren, upon his demise.

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Brother FOSTER was born in Matthews County, Virginia, November 20th, 1802, and died at the residence of his daughter, in St. Louis, May 22d, 1878, aged 75 years, 6 months and 2 days. â&#x20AC;˘ . For several years, he had made his home with a daughter living in Alton, Ills., until in April last, feeling a premonition of approaching death, he insisted upon returning to St. Louis, that he might die in the city of his adoption, where he had spent so many years of life, and where lay the remains of his loved wife. Upon his arrival, he summoned the Craft to his bedside, and told them in accents low and soft, and full of hope, that his end was fast approaching; the sands in the hour-glass were nearly eXhausted, and that he must soon depart. He said death had no terrors for him; he was prepared 40 die, and longed to be at rest. He suffered no pain; he was not sick, and when at last the hour of dissolution came, he quietly and sweetly fell on sleep, .. Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch about him, and lies down to pleasant dreams." At his special request, I convened the M. W. Grand Lodge of Missouri in special session, and upon the 24th day of May, laid him away in beautiful Bellefontaine Cemetery, in DUE and SOLEMN l<'ORM There, close beside the sleeping remains of his cherished friend and Brother, the loved and lamented O'SULLIVAN, will his body rest, until the trump of the resurrection morn shall bid it arise. I was assisted in the funeral rites by Past Grand Masters GARRETT, LUKE and CADLE, and several other Past and present Grand Officers. The funeral cortege was large and imposing. A large number of members from all the Lodges in the city were in attendance. Napthali Lodge, No. 25, of which he was a member, and with which he had been connected from its organi7Al.tion, attended in large numbers, and held the post of honor, as chief mourners. His remains were laid in state in Masonic Hall, and were visited by a large number of citizens, friends and Brethren, thus attesting the high esteem in which he was held by all. "So falls one of the old forest trees, Within whose shades we wandered with delight; Moss-grown and hoary, yet the birds of heaven Loved in its boughs to linger and to sing; The summer winds made sweetest music there; The soft spring showers hung their brightest drops, Glistening and cheerful on the mossy spray. And to the last, that vigorous, ancient oak Teemed with ripe foliage." In order that a fitting tribute might be paid to the memory of our venerable PaSt Grand Master and Patriarch in )lason1)', I appointed Past Grand Masters CARNEGY, SAUNDERS, 'l'URNER,GARRETT and LUKE as a Memorial Committee, to prepare suitable resolutions to be presented for the consideration of the Grand Lodge, at its present session. I have purposely left a recital of his Masonic record to the Committee, who are in possession of all the facts. ENOCH M. MARVIN. This eminently good and great man, after a life of consecration to the Church and to the cause of Brotherly Love and Truth, has gone to his reward,

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As Bishop of the M. E. Church South, he, during the years 1876 and 1877, made the tour of the world in the interest of the church, and returned to his family and friends to enjoy their companionship for a short season and then. to die. Brother MARVIN filled the position of Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Missouri for many years. " Requiescat in pace. "

S. F. CURRIE. Brother CURRIE was born near Staunton, Wythe County, Virginia, November 13th, 1798, and died at Lexington, Missouri, July 7th, 1878, in the 80th year of his age. . Brother CURRIE was made a Mason in 'Wythe County, Virginia, in the year 1825. In the year 1844. he removed to St. Louis, where he soon affiliated with a Masonic Lodge, and became an active and zealous worker, and was several times elected as Worshipful Master. He was elected R. W..Junior Grand Wa.rden of the Grand Lodge in 1850; Senior Grand Warden in 1851, and Deputy Grand Master in 1852. The MasoI)ic College having been removed from Marion County to Lexington, in 1852, - be was appointed as College Janitor of the Boarding Department, and removed his family to Lexington, where he continued to reside until his death. His widow, now in her seventy-eighth year, still survives him. He affiliated with Lafayette Lodge, No. 32, and served it for several Worshipful Master. He also filled several civil offices, with distinction.

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He was buried by Lafayette Lodge, No. 32, with appropriate Masonic honors, upon the 8th day of July, 1878. JAMES T. ADAMS. R. W. Brother ADAMS was appointed, November 17th, 1877, as D. D. Grand Master of the Twenty-second Masonic District, and died December 14th, 1877, holding the office scarcely one month.

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R. W., A. T. C. PIERSON, Grand Secretary of Minnesota, conveying the sad intelligence of the death of M. W., JAMES C. BRADEN, Grand Master of Masons, of that State.

He had sought the balmy air of Southern Texas, in the vain hope of regaining his health, and had died at San Antonio, December 10th, 1877. His body WllS placed in charge of Brother C. E. FISHER, a member of Anchor Lodge, San Antonio, who had been designated as escort to the remains, back to his northern home. All along the route, the Craft paid passing honors to the distinguished dead, and when apprised of the approach of the funeral train to our city, I hastily summoned to my assistance Brothers I~UKE, STUBBLEFIJo:LD, VINCIL, PARSON, BURGOYNE, MA.YO and PRA.LL, and met the train at the southern part of the city. . . The bereaved widow and children and Brother FISHER were conveyed to thc Lindell Hotel, and the body, under an escort of the Brcthren, was placed in Lynch's parlors, until the eventide, when they were embarked upon the train of the C. & A. railroad, and, with the sincere sympathy and condolence of thc Crn.ft of Missouri extended to the widow and fatherless, we badc thcm adieu. Appropriate resolntions were presented and adoptcd by the 1\'1. W. Grand Lodgc of Millnesota, expressivc of their profound gratitude to the Masons of Missouri, for the fraternal courtesies extended the family and the remains of their deceased Grand Master, whilst pll,Ssing through St. Louis.

A. J. WHEELER, P. G. M. OF TENNESSEE.

The maxim, "Death loves a shining mark," was fully realized in the demise of Brother WHEELER, editor of the ,Masonic Jewel, at Memphis, Tennessee. Like a brave hero, when the yellow fever scourge reached Memphis, he fled not, but remained to watch with, and care for, the sick and dying of his Brethren and friends and ncighbors. I

He labored assiduously for several weeks, bllt finally was himself stricken with fever, and inÂˇa few hours WllS numbered with the dead. He fell as a martyr to duty. The memory of his I;elf-sacrificing devotion to I;uffering humanity will ever remain green and fresh in the hearts of the people of the South. "We, too, shall come to the river's side One by one; We are nearer its waters each eventide, One by one. We can hear the noise and dash of the stream Kow and again, through Ollr life's deep dream: Sometimes. the floods o'er the banks o'erflow; Sometimes, in ripples the small waves go Onc by one."

FOREIGN REIJATIONS. I am pleased to report our relations with all American Grand Lodges to. be of the most cordial and fraternal character. No differences exist, no complaints have been made-peace and harmony prevail-in all of which we should greatly rejoice.

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The same harmony and good feeling characterizes our relations with Foreign Grand Lodges. In the spirit of fraternity, and the sincere hope of perpetuating this pleasing condition of affairs, I have had the honor of making the following appointments: M:. W., W. W. GRIFFIN, Grand Master of 1\1asons of New Mexico, as Representative of the 1\1:. W. Grand Lodge of Missouri, near the 1'1. W. Grand Lodge of New Mexico.

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R. W. EDWARD LINAHAN, of Dublin, as Gra.nd Repre.'lentative near the Grand Lodge of Ireland. . R. W. JOHN D. HAlIIJlfOND, of Carson City, as Grand Representative near the Grand Lodge of Nevada.

JURISDICTIONAL RIGHTS INVADED. It has becn It settled principle with all American Grand Lodges. that each State Grand Lodge hold~ exclusive jurisdiction withir~ the State, and that no other Grand Lodge can grant Dbpellsations to form Bew Lodges in said territory, nor even exercise control over such Lodges as may ori~iJlally have belonged to them after a Grand Lodge has been organized and formally recognized by sister Grand Jurisdictions.

This law of comity has been recognized by all American Grand Lodges, and has been faithfully observed. But whilst American Lodges are strictly exclusive in jurisdictional rights, recognizing no allegiance as owing to a National or United Grand Lodge, it is not the rule with England, 'Ireland and Seotland---eaeh of whom have separate Grand Lodges, possessing co-ordinate provincial jurisdiction, and eaeh establishing Lodges in dependencies of the realm. The result of which is to create conflicts as to jurisdiction, and oftentimes of Masonic relations, ~lld effectually bars intemational Masonic comity. The Grand Lodge of Scotland, having established three Lodges in Canada, which continued to hold allegiance to her, after the formation of the Grand Lodge of Quebec, granted a petition to erect a Provincial Grand Ludge, at Montreal, and recommended the appointment of a Provincial Grand l'iaster. . The provinces of Lower Canada had been ceded to the Grund Lodge of Quebec by the Grand Lodge of Canada, who claimed exclusive jurisdiction over the territory ceded. They protested against the invasion by the Grand Lodge of Scotland, but without avail. Dispensations were aiso issued for the formation of two additional Lodges at Montreal. The Grand Lodge of Scotland has also made a like aggressive movement against the Grand Lodge of Prince Edward Island, as will be seen by the following reSOlution, offered and 'adopted at its quarterly communication, held at Edinburgh, August 5th, 1878:

. "On the recommendation of GraÂŤd Committee, it was resolved to recognize the indepeJl(lellCe of the newly formed Grand Lodge in Prince Edward Island, but without prejudice to thejurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, over any Lodge which mlLY choose to adhere to her in that colony."

The American Grand Lodges should protest against this qualified independence, as its endorsement, and even silence upon the subject, will be disastrous to international comity.

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There seems to be but one course to pursue in this matter, to protect our own jurisdictional rights from invasion by a foreign body. We must sustain the Grand Lodge of Quebec. ' The M. W. Grand Lodge of Missouri should make a deliverance upon this sUbject, which should be plain and unmistakable, and if such a course be persisted in, let the Grand Lodge of Scotland be isolated. I trust a committee may be appointed to consider this most important question.

GRAND ORIENT OF FRANCE. The Grand Orient of France, at its Annual Communication of 1877, adopted a resolution, originally introduced and discussed, to strike from the Constitution the vital principles of the Masonic Order, "a Belief in the Existence of God, 'and the Immortality of the Soul," IU~d substituting in their stead the loose and vague expression, " Freedom of COllscience." Such a departure from the teachings, and such a palpable disregard of the landmarks of the Institution, most surely deserves a prompt deliverance by this Grand Lodge, and, if persisted in, com.pels us to decree non-recognition of the Grand Orient and its dependencies. This is a blow aimed at the very foundation of our Mystic Temple. A belief in the existence of God and of the immortality of the soul, is the very life and essence of the Institution. Remove those vital principles from our creed, and we are no longer Masons. The Grand Orient having stricken these fundamental principles from their Constitution, are no longer Masons; and I would reccommend that Masonic reco~nition be withheld from the Grand Orient, and from all Lodges and every person claiming to be a . Mason, who holds allegiance to that Grand Body.

NEW GRAND LODGES. I have received official communications from the Grand Lodge of Cuba, the Grand Lodge of Colon and the Grand Lodge of New South Wales, asking a recognition by the Grand Lodge of Missouri. As there is great doubt expressed as to the respective claims of the two first named, and as the Grand Lodge of Scotland enters a solemn protest against the recognition of the latter, I beg leave to refer the claims of each of these new Grand Lodges to a special committee for investigation. .

GRAND LODGE INDEBTEDNESS. In accordance with stipulations agreed upon at our last Annual Communication, between the Most WorshipfUl Grana Lodge and the Second National Bank of Missouri, 4 in settlement of a claim held by said bauk against the Grand Lodge for eight thousand three hundred and eighty-two dollars and seventy-nine cents ($8,382.79), I made the first payment of three thousand dollars to Messrs. Orrick & Noble, attorneys for said bank, upon the 17th day of October, 1877, and agreed to pay a like sum in October, 1878, and the remainder, with interest at the rate of eight per cent. per auuum, in October, 187D. The second payment of three thousand dollars, due this month, claims attention, and I trust may be provided for.

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O'SULLIVAN REQUEST. Mrs. Mary O'Sullivan, widow of Bro. A. O'SULLIVAN, former Grtwd Secretary. in her last will and testament, bequeathed to the Grand Lodge of Missouri, the sum of three thousand dollars ($3,000) for the purpose of founding a widow and orphans' fund. The estate will be finally settled in July next. 1 would suggest the appointment of three trustees to take charge of this bequest, and hold it subject to the order of the Grand Lodge.

YELLOW FEVER SUFFERERS. In response to the cry of distress which, in August lnst,came from our pla.g"ncstricken Brethren in the South land. I promptly ordered a flra.ft for three hundred (lo11al's to be forwarded in the name of the Grand Lodge of Missouri. This amount was sent in equal proportions to New Orleans, Memphis and Greenville. \

lily only regret was that I could not send more. I also ordered a circular letter addressed to all the Lodges in the State, asking donutions in aid of the sick, the dying and destitute ones. ~

From the well known liberality of the Craft in the State, r am sure a large donation was made. but I ani unable to say what the amount was, 8.s I have received no official report upon the subject. I much regret my inability to give an official report of the sum raised, and the disposition made of it, as was to have been expected I should do, but doubtless the report will come in due time, and prove satisfactory. I am pleased, however, to be able to report the action of the Lodges composing the sixteenth district, upon the call made by R. W.Ilro. JAMES B. AUSTIN, D. D. G. M.

At his suggestion, a Relief Committee was formed, with P. G. M. JNO. W. LUKE as chairman, who presented the call to the various Lodges. That call needed not to be repeated, but with tilCir usual promptness, they forwarded their donations to Bro. LUKE, and in a few days the sum of about two thousand dollars was received and forwarded to the various points demanding relief. The extrcme stringency of the times and the great depression in business, has neces路 sarily crippled the finimcial resources of the Lodges in the city and county of St. Louis to snch an extent as to render them unable to make such contributions, as they would have becn pleased to do under more favorable circumstances, to such it deserving cause. But they did what they could, and with a :Mason's blessing and most sincere sympathy for their suffering 'Fratres. they placed their oftering upon the altar of Brotherly Love and Charity. G. L.-PRO. 2.

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DECISIONS. I have m!!-de rulings upon a large number of questions during the year, but as the majority were upon points of law which are already covered by previous decisions and constitutional enactments, and only required reference to page and section in our Book of Constitutions for a solution, I deem it unnecessary to consume time and weary your patience by reporting them. I shall, therefore. only report such a.<; involved practical points, the solution of which, I trust, may prove beneficial to the Craft. FIRST, A, Band C, members of the same Lodge, are severally charged with gross unmasonic conduct, and the trial of each is fixed for the same evening. The specifications in case of A and B are alike. but those in the ease of C are somewhat different. The charge, however, is all being based upon the same general facts. Should the trial of A and B occur before that of C; can C remain in the lodge-room during the ballot upon punishment and be permitted to vote upon the guilt or innocence MAandB? Decision.-The charge in all three cases being based upon the same general facts, and thâ&#x201A;Ź result affecting all alike, C cannot remain in the lodge-room during the ballot upon punishment, nor can he be permitted to vote as to the guilt or innocence of A or B.

SECOND. Question.-If a member of a Lodge whose charter has been arrested by the Grand Master, dies before the case has been reviewed by the Grand Lodge, can he be buried with Ma.<;onic honors? Decision.-He is a Master Mason in good standing. His Masonic privileges, as also those of his Lodge. being simply held in abeyance, not destroyed. He is, therefore, entitled to Masonic burial.

His Lodge, however, being without authority to perform such service, the nearest Lodge must, by permission of the Grand Master, convene and perform the funeral service. THIRD. Decision.-No petition for membership can be received until the petitioner shall have been vouched for as a Master Mason.

FOURTH. Decision.-Members of defunct Lodges failing to apply for Dimits within one year, after the session of the Grand Lodge confirming the arrest of their charter, become nonaffiliates, and occupy the same position a.<; dimitted Master Masons who have neglected to affiliate with some Lodge within twelve mont1}s a.fter the date of their Dimit.

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FIFTH. Decisi.an.-A Lodge having suspended a member of another I.JOdge, and duly notified said Lodge of its action, may restore him upon proper application, without notice to his I.JOdge.

It is only necessary that the Lodge owning the member be notified of the result of his application.

SIXTH. Decision.-1'here is no law prohibiting joint occupation of a hall with the 1. O. O. F., or any other charitable or benevolent institution.

SEVENTH. Decision.-A dimitted Master Maspn is entitled to Masonic privileges for twelve months after each rejection of his petition for affiliation.

EIGHTH. Decision.-The relation of honorary membership to a Lodge is not recognized by this

Grand Lodge. NINTH. Decision.-Neither Entered Apprentices nor Fellow Crafts are entitled to Masonic . benefits. These are confined exclusively to Master Masons.

Nor can Entered Apprentices or Fellow Crafts appear in any pUblic procession of Masons. 'l'ENTH. Decision.-The law requires a majority of all the members present, upon the evening fixed for the election of the officers of a Lodge, to constitute a legal election.

ELEVENTH. Dedsion.-A Grand Lodge having been dUly organized and formally recognized by this Grand Lodge, all jurisdiction formerly held by this Grand I.JOdge is surrendered, and no appointment of D. D. Grand Masters to preside over such Lodges as may have elected to remain connected with this Grand Lodge can be made, nor ean Dispensations be granted for the formation of new Lodges within the surrendered territory.

TWELFTH. Decision.-When more than one black ball appears in first ballot, a second ballot

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Decision.-Thc possession of a Dimit less than twelve months old, does not exempt

the applicant from the chances of the ballot. Nor call the member CB.liting the black ball be compelled to prefer charges against the applicant. FOURTEENTH. Decision.-The decision of the Grand Lodge, declaring aU the procecdinrJ~ l:n the tJ'ial oj an expelled mem.lJer null and void, docs restore the a~cused to all of his Masonic rights

as though no trial had taken place. FIFTEENTH. Deci;,'ion.-An expelled or suspended member, who has been restored by the Grand Lodge, is only liable for such dues as had accrued prior to his expulsion or suspension.

He is again chargeable with dues from the dute of his restoration. SIXTEENTH. Decision.-A Dimit, without other Masonic evidence, is not sufficient lawful information to warrant the reception of a petition for affiliation.

SEVENTEENTH. Dccision.-The application of a dimitted Master Mason for membership in I\, Lodge, may be received, notwithstanding he may not be able to sign his name to his petition. He cannot be held responsible for the error of the Lodge who conferred the degree upon him in violation of law.

EIGHTEENTH. Decision.-No eleetion for officers of a Lodge can be held after the regular time fixed in the By-Laws, without special permission of the Grand :Master.

Such an election is null and voict-the old officers hold over until the ncxt annual election. NINETEENTH. Decision.-The anterooms of a Masonic Hall should not be rented to lawyers physicians, or for any other purpose, whether the renters be Masons or not.

They must be held for the exclusive use of the Lodge. TWENTIETH. Decision.-The petition of a suspended or expelled member, whose case has not been appealed to the Grand Lodge, must be presented to the Lodge by whom he was suspended or expelled.

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TWENTY-FIRST. Dcci.''ion.-A Fellow Craft can neither advance nor receive a certificate of dimission nor can a Lodge waive its jurisdiction after objection has been made to his advancement. until the objection has been removed.

TWEN'l'Y-SECOND. Dccision.-'l'he By-Laws of a Lodge may be altered or amended at the option of the Lodge, without reference to any specified amount which may have been fixed as fees for services as Secretary, and which were in force at the timc of his elcction. tQ

'fhe election of a Secretary undcr such a by-law does not affect the right of a Lodge decrease t.he amount of fees allowed for his services. TWENTY-THIRD.

Deci~ion.-Aftera candidate ha.s been elected to receive the tirst degree. an objection to its being conferred can be made, which objection holds good until removed. Provided, that if the W. M. may deem the objection permanent, he may declare the candidate rejected, and order a return of the fee paid for the degree, in which event he ha~ the privilege of reneWing his application after twelve months shall have expired.

TWENTY-FOURTH. Dccision.-A petition for restoration need not be referred to a committee of investigation, unless the suspension or expulsion occurred at a period so far back as to disqualify the members from voting intelligently upon the question. 'fhe laying over of the petition for a stated period, and due notice to the membership of the presentation of the petition, fills.up the requirements of the law.

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TWENTY-SIXTH. Dcci.~ion.-The Worshipful Master of a Lodge cannot order the postponement of a trial, except upon the evening fixed for the hell.rin.g of the case. But when that time arrives he has the right and power to postpone without reference to the will of the Lodge.

He may order the Sooretary to withhold the notices to the members, if he deem it probable, by reason of certain facts being developed, that a postponement wilI" be ordered upon the evening fixed for the trial. TWENTY-SEVENTH. Qllcslion.-A motion ,,,as made to alter the By-Laws of a Lodge by changing the anuual dues from :ii3.00 to $l.f>O.

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Under the rule, the motion was laid over for thirty days and the membership duly nOtified. At that time a substitute was offered, making the annual dues $2.00. Did not the substitute constitute a new question, and necessitate its being laid over for another thirty days?

Decision.-The sub~titute being germain to the qiIestion, did not constitute a new qliestion, but was admissible, and could be entertained and put upon its passage without farther delay. A factious member might, under an adverse ruling, indefinitely delay action by the introduction of new amendments at each meetin?; of the Lodge.

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Decision.-The removal of a Worshipful Master, or any other elected and installed officer from the State during his term of service, does not disqualify him or vacate his office. TWENTY-NINTH. DecL~ion.-A black ball appearing in both the first and second ballot, works the rejection of the candidate.

A motion to reconsider such ballot was illegal-and a third ballot cannot be taken. The candidate stands rejected.

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Deci.sion.-A Lodge, upon granting a Dimit to a member, can only'charge him with dues to the date of his dimission, and if he should have paid his dues in advance for the year, the amount exceeding his dues to date of Dimit, must be refunded to him.

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Statemcnt.-A member of a Lodge died within the jurisdiction of a sister Lodge and was by said Lodge interred with Masonic honors. An expense of thirty dollars was incurred in transporting the Lodge and the remains by railroad to the place of interment. The bill being presented to the Lodge of the deceased, payment was refused upon the ground that transportation of the Lodge and the body of the deceased by railroad to the place of interment, was not a necessary part of the funeral expenscs.

Deci.sion.-That transportation of the Lodge and body of the deceased Brother by railroad, to the place of interment, was as necessary a part of the funeral expenses as though it hud becn conve)'ed thither by carriages. r ordercd the bill paid. THIRTY-SECOND.

Dccision.-The Wor;;hipful Master elect of a Lodge must receil'e the degree of Past Master prior to his installation.

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Nor can any but actual Past Masters install the officers of a Lodge.

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Decision.-The dues of a member may be remitted upon proper application in writing, or in person, or through a Brother cognizant of the inability of the member to pay his dues. A motion to remit upon the statement of such facts, is路 admissible, and should be entertained by the Worshipful Master and the sense of the Lodge be taken upon the question. .

THIRTY路FOURTH. Decision.-The dues of a member may be remitted by vote of the Lodge, and no reconsideration of sueh action is legal. The liability of the member is cancelled by the vote of the Lodge to remit the dues, and they cannot be again charged to his account by a motion to reconsider prevailing.

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Decision.-A Lodge cannot be opened at any other place than that named in their charter, except by Dispensation from the Grand Master, or by authority of thc Grand Lodge whilst in session. A summons to convene in any other place than their own hall is illegal.

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Decision.-A Lodge cannot opcn either in regular or called meetings with less than Seven members of the Lodge present. To open a Lodge requires a quorum; therefore, seven being the number constituting a quorum, a less number will not suffice. .

SPECIAL DISPENSATIONS. 1877.

October 22d. To the Lodges of the 44th District to participate in the c~remonies of unveiling a monument erected to the memory of our lak~ Brother R. D. Morrow, Past Grand Chaplain of the Granq. Lodge of Missouri, at Columbus, Johnson County, upon the 8th day of November, 1877. The ceremonies were under the special charge and direction of R. W. Geo. R. Hunt; D. D. G. M., 44th District. October 27th. To Border Lodge, No. 115, to hold a special election in January, 1878, for officers of said Lodge, the regular time for election having occurred prior to the completion of their new hall.

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November 12th. To \Vorshipt\ll Brother William H. Carpenter to institute Hallsville Lodge, U. D., at Hallsville, Boone County, Mo. December 18th. '1'0 Tuscan Lodge, No. 360, to hold a special election for Secretary, the Secretary elect having declined to be installed. December 24th. To R. W. Bro. N.M. Givan, to dedicate new hall ofHoldcn Lodge, No. 2m, upon the 27th day of December, 1877. December 27th. To Poplar Blufr Lodge, No. 209, to hold a special election for officers, by reason of want of a quorum upon the evening of the regular election.

The election to bc hcld under the supervision of R. W. Bro. J. S-;rBethune, D. D. G. M. of the 20th Distl'ict. Decembcr 25th. To .Jcwcl Lod~e, U. D., to usc the je'wels and other property of late Live Oak Lodge, and to collect all moneys due said Lodge, and to make reports to the Grand Lodge in October, ]878. 1878.

February 9th. To Hogle's Creek Lodge, No. 279, to occupy hall of Hermitage Lodge, No. 288, until the completion of their new hall. February]2th. To Vienna Lodge, U. D., to add three names to list of members signing the Petition for Dispensation, by reason of three of the original signers removing from the jurisdiction. February 9th. To Decatur Lodge, No. 400, to hold a special election for officers, the Worshipful Master and Senior Ilnd Junior Wardens elect, declining positively to be installed. January 28th. To Spring Hill Lodge, No. 155, to use jewels of late Unity Lodge, No.409, subject to order of the Grand Lodge. March 26th. To Spencersburg Lodge, No. 239, to resume'labor in temporary hall until a permanent hall was obtained. April 4th. To Richland Lodge, to appear in public procession at the laying of the corner-stone OfSC!1001 building at Richland, Phelps County. â&#x20AC;˘ November 21st, 1877. To R. W. Bro. A. M. Dockery, D. D. G. M., 12th District, to loan property of late ])Ilviess Lodge, No.l1G, to Civil Bend Lodge, U. D., and Jameson Lodge, U.D. May 16th. To E. C. Lack, Poplar Bluff', to inspect new hall of Fa.ithful Lodgc, No. 304, preparatory to r~moval. June 14th. To Jacksonville Lodge, No. 441, to appear in public procession, .Tunc 22d 1878. July 27th. To Linn Lodge, No. 66, to hold a special election for officers, by reason of a lack of a qnorum upon evening ofrcgular election. September 10th. To La Plat.a Lodg-e, No. 237, to hold special election for SccrCtATy, to fill vacancy causcd by thc cleath of the Secrctary elect. Septcmber ]2tl1. To Sonora. Lodge, No. 200, to hold spccial election for 'l'refisurer, to fill vacancy caused by removal of the Treltsurcr elect from the State. DISPENSATIONS DECLINED. Declined Dispensation to enahle Snllivu.n Longe, No. 69, to hold a Lodge of Sorrow over thc grave of a membcr \vho had been Imrie<l several months. The Lodgc being prevelltecJ from nttcnding" his fllneral by reason of high Wfiter.

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Declined Dispensation to Glenwood Lodge, No. 427, to hold special election for Worshipful Master. Declined Dispensation to Mexico Lodge, No. 26, to join other societies in celebrating the 4th day of July.

DUPLICATE CHARTERS. I ordered duplicnte Charters issued to the following Lodges, whose IIallf; were destroyed by fire and cyclone. 1877.

November 27th. To Middle Grove Lodge, No. 42. ~)ecember

10th. To Calhoun Lodge, No. 184. 1878.

June 3d. To Richmond Lodge, No. 57. September 4th. To Myrtlc Lodge, No. 338.

APPOINTMENTS. I have made the following appointments of District Deputy Grand Masters, to fill vacnncies caused by resignation and death. Robert C. Clark, Fayette, Mo.. as District Deputy Grand Mnster of 6th District, t'ice D. D. Berry, resigned. Robert Hale, Lexington, os District Deputy Grand Mnster of 39th District, vice D. D. Duggins, resigned. James T. Adams, Poplar Bluff, as District Deputy Grand Master, 22d District, to fill vacancy. . W. H. Hall, Hannibal, as District Deputy路Grand Master. 2d District, viceW. n. Drescher, resi~ncd.

Joel D. Yancey, Piedmont, as District Deputy Grand Master, 22d District, vice J. T. AdA-ms, deceased. D. M. Callghell, Chamois, as District Deputy Grand Master, 24th District, vice Chas. D. Eitzern, resigned.

LAYING CORNER路STONE. In compliance with an invitation by the Honorable County Court of St. Louis, I convened the M. W. Grand Lodge of :Missouri in special session upon the 9th day of July, 1878, and, in DUE FORM, laid the corner-stone of the new County Court House, at Clayton, the county seat of 81. Louis county. I was ably a.<>sisted by R. W., .J. B. AUSTIN, D. D. Grand Ma.<;ter, 16th District, Past Grand Muster JNO. W. Ll.'KE,. Worshipful Bro. D. N. BURGOYNE, Bro. W. H. MAYO, Assistant Grand Sccrctary, Worshipful Brother .INO. C. BLOOMFJEl.n, Grand Marshal, Ilnd several other distinl{uished Brethren.

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Among the visiting Brethren honoring us with their presence, was Bro. THOS. H. BENTON.. Past Grand Master of Iowa, and Bro. F. L. BILU;N, Past Grand Senior Warden of Missouri. Representatives from many of the Lodges of the city and county were present, and rendered valuable assistance in the performance of the imposing ceremonies of the day. R. E., JNO. R. PARSON, Grand Commander of Missouri, most kindly tendered an escort of Knights Templar to the l\f. W. Grand Lodge, and I desire to express to him and the Sir Knights accompanying him, my high appreciation of the fraternal kindness and knightly courtesy exhibited by them in thus giving beauty, and adding lustre to the pageantry of the hour by their knightly bearing.

The ceremonies of laying the corner-stone being ended, the day's labor was closed by addresses from several distinguished gentlemen; and we returned to our homes, leaving a Mason's blessing upon the new county and her Honorable County Court.

DISPENSATIDNS FOR NEW LODGES. I had determined not to issue one single Dispensation during my year ofservice, as, in my opinion, there were already too many Lodges in the State. But as the petitions of six Lodges, which had been presented to the Grand Lodge of 1877, and remanded for certain informalities, were again presented, and so persistently and earnestly pressed for recognition, that I was almost compelled to grant them a Dispensation. I could not well refuse the petitions of several others who had fully complied with the law, and furthermore, were located in counties, and at such remote distances from other Lodges as to render it a tax upon the members who desired to attend their Lodge, but who were absolutely prevented from 80 doing by distance, or from the impassible corulitions of creeks, oftentimes during the year. I have, therefore, issued Dispensations to new Lodges as follows: â&#x20AC;˘ Meramec Lodge De Witt Lodge Barnes Lodge Vienna Lodge Brumley Lodge Jewel Lodge Wm. D. Muir L~dge Island City Lodge Oxford Lodge Gothic Lodge Macks Creek Lodge Lorraine Lodge Wilson Lodge Polo Lodge Royal Lodge llIcndota Lodge

Eureka De Witt Gravel Point Vienna Brumley Pleasant Hill Pilot Grove Island City Oxford Moberly : l\facks Creek Lorraine Shawneetown Polo Mooresville Pro TCln

st. Louis County. Carroll County. Texas County.. l\faries County. Miller County. Cass County. Cooper County. Gentry County. Worth County. Randolph County. Camden County. Harrison Coun ty. Capc Girardeau County. Caldwell County. Livingston County. Tan~v County.

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LODGE REMOVALS. I have granted permlsslOn to the following Lodges to remove into new halls, upon proper petitions and recommendations of the District Deputy Grand Masters:

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Chamois Lodge................................ No. 185 Meridian SUIl Lodge........: ............... " 405 Pleasant Hope Lodge....................... " 467 Marble Hill ....................... " 298 ....................... ., 293 Sarcoxie ....................... " u.n. Vienna ....................... " 401 Centre ....................... 83 Lebanon Rising Sun ....................... 13 Lock Spring ....................... " 488 Faithful ....................... " 304 ....................... " 269 Rock Prairie ....................... " 154 Concord ....................... " 279 Hogle's Creek (Above rem'd from Hermitage to Quincy.) Meramec Lodge, new hall................ " U.D. Good Hope Lodge....: ...................... " 218

St. Andrews Lodge........................... No. 96 Salisbury " 208 Appleton City Lodge........................ " 412 20 St. Louis ......................... ........................ " 365 Warsaw Holden ....................... " 262 ........................ " 410 Iberia Plattsburg ........................ " 113 Temperance ........................ " 438 ........................ " 427 Glenwood 65 Pattonsburg ........................ Verona ........................ " 452 64 Monroe ........................ Rushville ........................ " 238 Middle Grove ........................ 42 Barnesville ........................ " 455 Decatur ........................ " 400

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WILLIAII1 C. P AlNE. The accused was a late member of Des Moines Lodge, Nu 180, but living within the jurisdiction of Williamstown Lodge. He was charged with gross unmasonic conduct, the charge supported by four distinct specifications. • 'l'he trial progressed, the accused was found guilty upon two specifications of the charge, and the Lodge refused to assess any punishment. The evidence in the case was forwarded to me by R. W. Bro. S. W. B. Carnegy, D. D. G. 1\1., First District, and, after an examination of the facts,! declared the trial null and void, and ordered a new trial to be held, under the supervision of Bro. Carnegy. Agreeably to my order, a new trial of the accused was had, April 6th, 1878, which resulted in his expulsion. May 19th, 1878, W!I1. C. PAINE appealed from the verdict of the Lodge in expelling him. The papers in the case are in the hands of the Committee

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DRESDEN LODGE, NO. SR.

Not having held a meeting since 1876, their hall having been converted to other uses, the membersbip scattered, and all interest was lost. I ordered R. W. Bro. W. M. WILUA)1S, D. D. G. M. Thirty~Eightb District, to arrest the Charter, whicb order was promptly executed, and the Charter, books and furniture in due time forwarded to the R. W. Grand Secretary.

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LAMONTE LODGE, NO. 436. This Lodge being more than two yell,rs in arrears for dues, and not having a meeting for over one year, and not being able, even bysnmmons, to convene a Lodge to consider the question of surrender of Charter, I ordered Bro. W.1\1. 'NILLIAMS to arrest the Charter, which was promptly done, and the property of the Lodge placed in possession of the Grand Secretary. .The furniture was left in charge of J. W. MASON, Secretary, subject to order.

MARTINSVILLE LODGE, U. D. This Lodge was It petitioner for Charter in 187i, but having failed to present a report of work done, and no excuse being given for such failure, a Charter was declined and the Dispensation recalled. March 1st, 1878, I received a petition asking for a renewal of the Dispensation. Believing that the committee of 1877 were in possession of facts which jnstified the recalling of the Dispensation, and no additional evidence having been furnished of their ability,to do the work of Masonry, I declined to restore to them the Dispensation. I suggested that if desirable, they might commence de novo, by presenting a neW petition for Dispensation, which, if recommended by the D. D. G. 1\1., would receive consideration. No petition having been presented, I presume they have abandoned the enterprise.

RICHMOND LODGE, NO. 57. Upon the afternoon of June the 1st, 1878, a most destructive cyclone visited the city of Riehmond, destroying nearly one-third of the city, and killing ten or twelve of its citizens, and injuring more or less seriously, about eighty others, several of whom have since died., The Masonic Hall stood in the path of the destructive cyclone, and was completely demolished, not leaving a vestige of the furniture books, papers, charter or jewels. All were carried away, never to be found. A petition for membership, dated in 1845, was found twelve miles distant, an hour after the storm .had passed, showing the fearful velocity of the wind. Several of our Brethren were swept into the vortex of this terrible cyclone, and met a violent death. Worshipful Brother WILLIAM A. DONAI"DSON, Past Mastel' of the Lodge, was stricken down at his yard gate, in attempting to reach his residence to rescue his family from destruction. The air was tilled with flying timbers, a piece of which struck him, dashing out his brains, and he dicd in tearful torment within an hour. Brother WILLIAlIl W. JACOBS, an old and valued member, was crushed by walls of the Masonic Hall.

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Several othcr Brethrcn were fearfUlly injured. In addition to the fearful loss of life, was also the destruction of the dwellings of many of the Brethren.

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The spot where once tasteful and comfortablc homes stood, WUR transformed by the fury of the storm-god, into a confused muss of riven timbers and broken furniture. In many instances, not a vestige wus left to mllrk the spot where once stood the home of happiness and content. In a few moments, the accumulation of years of toil was swept away, and the families of many Brethren were left houseless, homelc."s and destitute. I Ilt once appealed to the Lodges of St. Louis for help, which WfiS promptly afforded, and a sum of money forwarded to aid them in their hour of l1eed. .

Their Charter being destroyed, I caused a duplicate to be issued and sent at once to Bro. R. E. BROWN, Worshipful Master. The jewels find other property of late Unity Lodge, No. '109, being in possession of the Grand Secretary, I ordered them presented to Richmond Lodge. 1 trust the donation will meet your approval.

Being deprived of u. Hall, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows most kindly came to their relief, and invited them to a joint occupancy of their beautiful hall, for which generous and fraternal act I now desire to return my sincere thunks. The Lodge thus provided with a hall, find with Charter, jewels and other paraphernalia, again commenced housekeeping, and are now us in the past, doing the work of :Masonry. • May the Supreme Architect of the Universe guard them from all future danger, and prosper them in their labor of love. .

VISALIA LODGE, No. 128, Visalia, California, VS.

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No. 229.

This is a claim of Visalia Lodge, No. 128, Visalia, California, against Mitchell Lodge. No. 229, Columbus, Johnson County, Missouri, for services rendered during the last illness of Bro. THo)IAS MATTlmWS, a member of Mitchell Lodge, as also for expenses incurred ill his funeral. Bro. l\IATTHEWS was a resident of Visalia for several years prior to his death, his membership remaining with Mitchell Lodge. He died at Visalia in the year 1875. The bill, amounting to $183, was forwarded to Mitchell Lodge for payment. :Mitchell Lodge declined payment, a..."Serting that Bro. MATTHEWS was reported to have died possessed of personal property and real estate near the city of Visalia, and that due diligence had not boon exercised in the collection of the amount, and by reason of such neglect, they deemed their Lodge absolved from any liability to pay. A correspondence had been kept up for two years, betwccn the respective Lodges. Finally, failing to be adjusted, the claim was pIneed in the hands of M. W. J. MILTOJl; BnOWJl;E, Grand Master of :Masons of California. and by him forw8.rdcd to me. I immediately interrogated Mitchell Lodge, as to the facts in the case, which correspondence, together with letters and affidavits received from various parties in California. I beg leave to present, and trust it may receive careful consideration by a specialcommittee.

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PACIFIC LODGE, NO. 159. Pacific Lodge, No. 159, Pacific City, Franklin County, :Missouri, had been several years in arrears for dues, and had held no meeting for over one year. Upon receipt of these facts, I at once ordered an investigation of the condition of the Lodge, by R. W. Bro. J. H. PUGH, D. D. Grand Master, 17th District, who reported that the W. M., Bro. H. J. SMITH, informed him of his inability to hold a meeting for want of a quorum. Many of the members were railroad employes, and but seldom able to attend, and those living near the Lodge had become lukewarm and evinced no interest in tIle Lodge. The D. D. Grand Master advised an arrest of the Charter, in the interests of Masonry, and as the Lodge was evidently too much in accord with the spirit of their name to do much good for themselves or the Order, I ordered the arrest of the Charter. This order was promptly executed by R. W. Bro. PUGH, and the Charter, jewels, books and other movable property of the Lodge, was delivered to Bro. JOHN D. VINCIL, R. W. Grand Secretary.

Among the assets of this Lodge is a two-story brick house, with store-room below and the lodge-room in second story. This house and lot is valuable, and has been paid for by the Lodge. In order that it might be kept in repair, I gave permission to the Order of Good Templars to occupy it until this session of the Grand Lodge. â&#x20AC;˘

KIT CARSON LODGE, NO. 326. This Lodge having failed to meet for over one year, and the moral condition of the Lodge being greatly to the discredit of the Order, I authorized Bro. D. W. STEVENS, Secretary of the Lodge, residing at Elizabethtown, New Mexico, to arrest the Charter, and forward, with jewels, books, etc., to the R. W. Grand Secretary; and also to sell the carpet, chairs and other property of the Lodge, collect all outstanding dues, pay all debts owing by the Lodge, and report to me.

INDEPENDENCE LODGE, NO. 76. The case involving controversy with this Lodge, is one of a peculiar nature, and without precedent in this Grand Jurisdiction, and in making my decision, I had to assume all the responsibility connected therewith. The Laws of Masonry universally teach that a suspended Mason is not entitled to Masonic funeral hOllors. None controvert the justice of such a law, but all admit it to be proper and right. If, by reason of failure to discharge his duties as a Mason', or by demeaning himself in a manner derogatory to the dignity of his profession, and acting in open violation of the By-Laws of his Lodge, a member should subject himself to the discipline of the Lodge, and upon trial shall be suspended from all the rights and benefits of the Order, he should not be allowed to be a recipient of the benefits of the Institution.

None knew this law octter than I; nor was I wanting in appreciation of the correctness of the proposition; yet, after a thorough consideration of all the facts con'nected with the case under consideration, I made a. ruling contrary to the usual custom of my predecessors. The case is as follows: At the close of the late civil war, Independence Lodge, No. 76, was revived, rehabilitated, and the work of the Lodge resumed..

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A few of the old members had returned, and they, assisted by many Masons who bad settled in Independence during the war, revived the Lodge. In the work of rebuilding the shattered walls of the Temple, they, like the returning Israelites from Babylonish captivity, gave care first to the clearing away the rubbish of the old, preparatory to the rebuilding of the new Lodge. The books were overhauled; all the members in arrears were summoned to appear and pay up their indebtedness. Among the number delinquent, was DAVID WALDO. At the time of the issuance of the summons, DAVID WALDO was an inmate of the lunatic asylum, at Fulton, his health having failed, and his mind becoming deranged in consequence of the loss of property, and other troubles superinduced by the war. With or without service of summons, the trial progressed ex parte, and DAVID WALDO was adjudged guilty, and suspended from all the rights and benefits of Masonry.

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Thus the matter had remained until his death, in May, 1878, when permission was asked to bury him with Masonic honors. I answered, "A suspended' Mason is not entitled to Masonic burial." A second telegram' asked for a revocation of my decision, and asserting that he had been illegally suspended whilst an inmate of the asylum, and physically and mentally unable to answer the summons, even had it been ojJicially served. I again answered, "It cannot be." A third telegram came, pleading for the interposition of the Grand Master to amend the wrong done by the Lodge: Letters from old Brethren, and also from the Lodge. under the seal, came, giving the facts in the case, acknowledging the illegality of the sentence, and praying for permission to accord him funeral honors. I at once recognized the illegality of the action of the Lodge, and the great wrong perpetrated upon the afflicted Brother, and issued an order for the burial of the Brother, and forwarded a decision to the Lodge. . I ruled, That the action of the Lodge in suspending Bro. DAVID WALDO, whilst he was an inmate of the insane asylum, physieally and mentally incapacitated from obeying the mandate of the Lodge, was illegal, and in violation of the laws of Masonry, and therefpre null and void; and, that the name of Bro. WALDO be placed upon the Registry of the Lodge, as a member in good standing, and entitled to all the rights and benefits of Masonry, including the right of Masonic burial.

PROPERTY OF LATE LIVE OAK LODGE. The Charter of this Lodge was arrested in 1877, and its jewels and Lodge furniture turned over to Jewel Lodge, U. D., which was organized in October, 1877. I ordered the W. M. of Jewel Lodge, U. D., to take charge of the books of Live Oak Lodge, and to collect all amounts due, and pay all indebtedness of the defunct Lodge, and to make report of its financial condition at the present session of the Grand Lodge. The accompanying report shows an amount of $763.10, SUbject to the order of the Grand Lodge.

Tl1e Gr!tnd Lodge will take action as to the disposition of the funds,

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HILL, Mo., September 19th, 1878.

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Cash on hand as funds of Live Oak Lodge, .July 1, 1877 $ 94 75 Note of W. S. Patrick to Live Oak Lodge, secured by individuals and mortgage on reul estate, due November 25th, 1877 600 00 Received interest on note............ 60 00 Received on fees and dues 123 00 Interest due on note to this date.... 50 00 Total from all sources.{ Less amount paid out Amount subject to order of Grand Lodge

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AMOUNTS PAID OUT.

July 1st, 1877 Di:3jJatch printing office $ Hall rent.................................................................................. October 1st, 1877-Hall rent 路..................... November 15th-Expenses to Grand Lodge........................................ November 29th-Attending Ellst Lynne Lodge for examination, and expenses of D. D. Grand Master in instituting our Lodge......................... December 5th-DispeuSfition........................................................................... January 1st, 1878-IIal! rent................................................................... March 20th-Painting hall windows :........................... April 1st-Hall rent....................................................................................... !liay 14th-Fees to Tyler....... !liay 14th-Charity.................. July 8th-Hall rent...................... August 10th-Fees to Tyler............................ August 10th-Fees to Secretary.... Total paid out..........

2 40 11 25 11 25 23 00

12 2;) 30 00 11 25 v 00 11 25 7 50 6 00 11 25 5 25 17 00 $HH 65

In this list is not included hall rent, about due, as well as some eight dolln,fl; due me for wood, candles. oil and chimneys for past year. Fraternally, T. J. BUCHANAN. UNPLEASANT DUTIES. Upon the 16th du.y of Mareh. 1878. a difficulty occurred between WALTER J. WIGHT~AN, W. M. of Lodge of LIght, No. 257, Eag-le:;ville, Harrison County, llnd GREENBERRY Jl';FFRIES, W. M. of Lorraine Lodge, U. D., Lorraine, lIa,rrison County. The parties had been engaged in a heated newspaper controversy for some time, and had used most Ilnmasonic and hitter language to each other, and upon the above-mentioned day, met in the clll~sic viIln,ge of Lorraine, and indulged in harsh language, such as .. infamous liar," "whisky jug," and other equally abusive and non-Brotherly epithets This war of words finally resulted in a blow being given by Bro. JEFFnIES and a retaliatory stabbing with a knife in the hand of Bro. WrGHD1AN. >

Bystanders then interfered, and the belligerent.'; were separated.

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A charge was preferreri againl:it each Brother by Brethren of the two Lodges, endorl:ied by R W., D. J. HEASTON, D. D. Grand )faster, Eleventh Dil:itrict, whereupon I h;sued the following order: 1st. That WALTER ,J. WIGHTMAN, W. )1. of Lodge of Light, No. 2;j7, be sUl:ipended from office, and that at the expiration of his term of office upon the 21th day of .Tune, 1878, that his Lo(lge proceed to try him upon the charges and ~pecifications preferred against him. 20.. That GREENBERRY JEFFHIES, W. M. of Lorra.ine Lodge, U. D., be suspended from office, and that he be summoned to appear before the Grand Lodge, at its annual session in October, 1878, to stand his trial upon the charges and specifications preferred l\gainl:it him. R. W. Bro. D . .T. HEASTON, D. D. Grand l\-faster, Eleventh District, 'the dutv of summoning witnesses, and taking depositions in the ease.

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The pllpers in this case arc herewith presented, marked Exhibit D. 1:11'0. W. J. WWHnlAN was, in accordance with my order, put upon his trial, and l;US· pended for the space of twelve months.

DISTRIC'l' DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS' REPORTS. I have received the Reports of thirty-nine D. D. Grand )lasters, all of whom report that peace and harmony prevail in their several Districts. I am pleased to find more attention being given by the D. D. Grand Mll.':lten; to the morals of members, as well a.':l to the financial condition of the Lodges. This argues weB for the efficiency of the District officers, as well as the ~fasters of Lodges.

I am pleased to commend in the highest terms, this evident determination UpOIl the part of the officers of the Craft, to see that the members iive in accordance with their professions, and do not bring the Order into disrepute by their discreditable and immoral practices. Several practical suggestions are embodied in the reports, which I trust may receive careful com;ideration by the committee.

GRAND LECTURER'S REPORT. The Report of RW. Bro. ALLAN McDOWELL, Grand Lecturer, has been presented and is most respectfully referred to the usual committee for consideration. The inclemency of the weather during the pa.~t winter and the extreme heat of the summer months, have prevented the usual amount of labor in this most important depart· ment of our Order from being performed. I am pleased however to learn, that the Lodges are in " fair condition as regards a knowledge of the work."

But little work has been done by theI.. odges, but it is gratifying to know that what hal; been done, has been well dAme, and that continuous efforts ire being-made by all to per· feet themselves in the'work and lectures, lind secure uniformity throughout thejurisdkt,ion; The District Lecturer ~y!"tem, adopted in 1869, and which at first promised great good, seems of late to have lost much of its efficiency from some unexplained cause. It may be that too much reliance is placed upon the ability of the Grand Lecturer to Vil;it every Lodge. and thus relieve the District Lecturers of the duty of instructing the Lodges.

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This should not be, as upon reflection it can be readily seeu that it would be /til impossibility for the Grand Lecturer to compa,ss so large an extent of territory and visit even the fifty Masonic Districts withill the year. He h; doing all he can possibly do, and the District Lecturer:> shoulU aid him in the work. One goren!. difticulty seems to hedge the wliy to success in this departmelli: 110 provision has heen made for paying the District Lecturers for expense incurred aua time lost il~ makmg vi~;itations. Thi~ should be attended to, "the laborer is worthy of his hire." aHd the Lodges shoulrl sec to it that this matter be attended to. The Lecturer caullot be expected to give time to the :::erdce of the Craft without a fair remunerationlx~ingmadE' to cover his expenses. The Lodges situated upon the Railways enjoy the belle/it of instructiOll, but those in the interior are deprived of the privilege. They are continually crying out, "Come over illtO )Iacedonia and help us." This reasonable demand of the retired Lodges should be heeded. They plead for light, and are Willing to pay for it; see to it, my Brethren, that they are neglected no longer.

MISCELLANEOUS. I desire to call attention to several points in the laws of this Grand Jurisdiction, in order thA.t they may be revised and amended. :'IRny of ollr published laws are in conflict with each other. Cow;titlll.iolllll enlictments are opposed by diametrically oppo:-;ite decbions H1l(1 resolutions, awl each stRlld upon record and are published in our Book of Constitutions. The intent of decisions and resolutions has been doubtless to elueidllte ll. cOIl:,;titutiOllll,] lllW which may hRve seemed somewhat ob:;curc ill its meanillg ltlld applieatioll, but the result ha~ been to mystify and confuse the Brcthrell, and elicit discussion ill the Lodges which can only be settlcd by a reference to the (,rand )[aster for his decision. Like the silvel' and golden shield, erected at the crosl;-roads, which pre:,;clJtell a silver faee to olle approaching from the east, and a goldcn face to the one coming from the west, a dispute arose as to the ehRracter of the metal of whil'h the shield Willi composed, which resulted in a deadly combat, each Sir Knight claiming to be right-both Rrguillg from the position which they occupied. So with the Brethren of the Lodges. A question of law is presented.-one Brother reads the law as he has found it, and another advocates a difterent opinion, a.nd read:> the law to sustain his position. Both have quoted correctly from the Book of Constitutions. 'awl insii"t upon their rendering as being correct. A careful examination of our laws, and a compari:>on of the several coni"tit.utiolllll cuactments, deeisions llnd rcsolutions will most cOllclusively demonstrat{) the fact that our Book of Constitutions needs to be revised, alld I trmt so soon as onr monctary aflairs路 will warl'Rnt the expenditure, a thorough revision may bc路made. Our laws are voluminous enough; we need no more. It would be well jf we would stand still until we have thoroughly stndieci alld digelited the laws we 1l0W havc, before we undertake to enact any more. There is scarcely, an imaginable, practical question. arh;ing in the IJUsiness of the . Lodge that is not already covered b)' a specific law.

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It only requires a few moments of resell,rch and reflection to discover the solution of almost every q ucstion which ma.y come up; but yet the Brethi'en must write to the (irand ~Jast~r for a decision.

Many laws are seemingly so plain, that we wonder how it is possible for any difference of. opinion to exist as to their true meaning; but neverthelcss, discussions arise which oftimes produce dissensions, which mar the peace and harmony of the Lodge. I havc bcen repl',&tedly asked to grant a Dispensation to a Lodge to appear in public UpOll St. John's Day, and upon other days, when a public installation of the officers was determined UpOll, when the Law clearly and most unmistakably declares such days and occasions to be Masonic holidays, and that no Dispensation is necessary to enable a. Lodge to appear in public upon such occl\J>ions.

I therefore trust that our laws may be made so luminous by the delivcrances of this Grand Lodgc, that no one in all thc future may ever again err as to the true interpretation of any of its provisions. The great trouble, however, is to get the Craft to read and stuuy the Law. In the languagc of one of my distinguished predecessors, "If the Brethren would read more. and ask less questions, all would be well."

Pcrmit me to call your jlttention to a few points in our laws which demand a notice:

FIRST. NON-PAYMENT OF DUgS. Therc j:.; a great contrariety of opinion as to the correct manner of disposing of the cases of sl1<'h Brethren as are delinquent in the matter of annual dues.

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The trouble first arises as to the means to be first employed to secure the presence of the delinquent, to show cause why his ducs are not paid. Seetioll :.! of Article vi. of the adopted form of By-Laws for the government of Lodges, says. "A sum1110nsmust bc delivered," etc.

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The Lodges have the Book of they shall b~ ,</l1nllwne,z; and t.hey They summon the delinquent; he fications: First-Non-puyment of

Constitutions, and read the Law, whieh plainly says, accordingly proceed to act in conformity therewith. fails to appear; Ii charge is then preferred, wit.l! specidues, and second-Disobedience of summons.

The accused hoi arraigned, found guilty, and is expelled from the Order. An appeal is takcn, and the' Urand Lodge reverses the verdict, and asserts' the proposition that charges' for non-payment of dues can be disposed of onl)' by remission of dnes, or suspension for a definite period; and that a member cannot bc expelled for lJeglect to pay J,.odge dues. The Lod~e ha.'i act.ed in good faith; they have heen guided by t.he pUblished 101'111 of Law, in such cases provided. and wonder how sllch reversion could have been ordered. They have failed to read thc Proeeedillgs ot 11;75, whieh contains the amendcd Law, and thus have been led into error. _\ verdiet is often rendercd of suspension tor It stated period, nllmindflll of thc provision which dcclares, t.hat when a member is smpended for non-payment of ducs, the payment or the <lues relieves him from the scntence of sllspension, and restores him to an his ri;;hls, withollt any thrther lwtion by the Lodge. If he be suspclltied for 0I1C year, 1)1' l\lore or less, ami the liay after his trial should pay the amount of his dues, he is rcstored to membership. / 'j

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It requires a full three months of time to commence and terrninatc proceedings against delinquents on account of dues, ano entails a va:;t deal of trouble and more or le.~:; unnecessary expense upon the Lodge. There should be some more simple and direct plan adopted.

I would suggest the following course to be pursued: l~t.

Notice to appear a.nd show cause why dues are not paid.

2<1. Notice to appear and show cause why the delinquent shall not be :mspended. until dues are paid. The delinquent failing to appear at the speeilied time, let the Master put the question to the members present, viz: Shall Bro. A be suspended until his dues arc paid .? 1'0 one can complain of this. The delinquent is given timely notice; he knows why he has been notiJied to appear, and failing to comply with these two notices, he must abide the consequence of his failure.

The Lodge thus protects hcr financial rights; the mcmber can reinstate himself by payment of dues, and justice is done to the Lodge, and to the members.

GRAND LODGE DUES. Ea.rly in my administra.tion, my attention was called to the fact that a large~llllnber of Lodge~ were annually transgressing the law in reference to the payment of (Trand Lodge dues. That in making their annual returns, they had withheld from the Grand Lodge the dues upon members whose dues had been remitted by the Lodge. Certain Brethren had been deelared as unable to pay Lodge dues, and, by mution, such dues were remitted; consequently, the Lodge refused to pay Grand Lodge dues upon alllmch. . This action by the Lodges has arisen from a custom long in vogue, originating when, and sanctioned by what authority, no onc knows; bnt by reason of being !>o long in use, hus been deemed to be a law, and many Lodges have annuoJly aVlliled thcm~elves of the benefit of the custom. Therc i!> but one single law in reference to this matter in our Book of Constitutions, and that law is couched in snch plain and unmistaknble language, that none should fail to understand it. It says: "Every chartered Lodge under this jurisdiction shall annually pay to the Grand Lodge the sum of fifly cents for each Master ~rason returned as a member in the annual return!>." This law is clear and explicit, and contains no proviso exempting any member from payment. If the Lodge returns the names of lifty members, it must pay the sum of fifty . cents upon each member. Payment upon forty-nine members will not mcet the demands of the law. The subordinate Lodge has the right to remit the dues of a member at its own option; but the inability of the member to pay Lodge dues, and their remission, does not absolve the Lodge from its liability to pay Grand Lodge dues.

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This, although a small matter when done by a few Lodges, becomes a vcry grave matter when practised by It number of Lodges, and makes a very heavy draft upon t.he fi11lillCeS of the Grand Lodge.

r therefore instrueted the R. "'. Grand Secretary to add res>; a eircular letter to all the Lodges who had been derelict upon this point, calling their attention to the law in regard to Grand Lodge dueF, and asking a strict observance of its requiremcnts, in their llnTlnal returns for 1878. By some misunderstanding, the order was made retrospective in character, ann bills for a.rrearages werc forwarded to the Lodges. Prot.ests were made by many, and asserting that the Grand Lodge had annually approved their returns, and no action could be taken revoking the act.,; of that body. When appealed to, I promptly decided that. no retrospective action could be had, and that my order applied only to the present year's dues; llnd I farther suggest.ed that the Lodges should memorialize the Grand Lodge for relief as to dues upon members ullllhle to pay Lodge dues, instead of construing the law to suit themselves. I trust that the Grand Lodge will make a deliverance upon this que.<;tion. which will in futnre guide the Lodges into the right path.

PUBLIC INSTALLATIONS. Decision 247, page 101, Book of Constitutions, requires Lodges to be opened and closcd upon the Third Degree, for the installation of otlicers, either in public or in private. The reason assigned for such decision, was that the records of the Lodgc must show the iustallation of its officers, and this can only be done in a Lodge duly opened in form. This decision hilS worked great hardship and entailed much expen:-e upon Lodg'es. particularly in thc larger towns and cities, by compelling each Lodge, whether one 01" more meet in the same hall, to appoint separate evening!'; for the performance of that duty, by reason of the length of time necessary to the opening and closing of cl\ch Lodge. It has been the custom from time immemorial, upon occasions of pnblic installation. to assemble informally, either at Lodge, church or public hall, and, withont the formality of opening regularly, have proceeded to install the officers elect.

The Secretary made a minute of the names of officers installed, as also the name of the installing officer, and duly entered it on the records, and read it to the Lodge at its subsequent regular meeting. ~ry own conviction is, that the Grand Lodge would do well to let the, matter of installation rest with the Worshipful Masters of the Lodges, who alone hold the inalienable right and power of imitalling their successors.

The right and authority to install primarily resides in the Grand Lodge, represented by the Grand Master; but when a Lodge has been duly constituted, and its Worshipfnl Master legally installed, the Lodge is invested with the power of succession. of which election and installation is a part. The power of election rest.<; in the Lodge, and the prel"Ogative of installation is in the presiding officer. I

The presiding officer has the right simply bccause he is thc presiding officer, and for no other reason. The ("';rand Lodge delegated the authority to the oftlce, alHl not to the indi\"il]ulll. Having, therefurc, the anthority to install, he can exercise that prerogative in an)' phl('l;;,

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either pUblic or private, as he may elect. and is not required to cause the Lodg-e to be regularly opened, prior to the installation. There is nothing in the ceremonies of instailation which reqnires ~eprecy, nor thfit they shall be pel"formea under the sanctity of a Lodge dUly opened. The officers elect may be as legally installed in a church as in the tiled recef:SCS of a Lodge, and the legality of their im;tallRtiol1 PRl1110t be gainsain.

THIRD. DDnSSION OF D. D. GRAND MASTER. Section ] of Article iii.. Book of Constitutions, defines the qualifications of elective or appointed Grand Officers to be such as have attained to the degree of Past Master. and Who, at the time of their electiou or appointment, are members of a regularly constituted Lodge. Membership, therefore, is prescribed as a necessary qualification to enable one to hold any office in the Grand Lodge; and by parity of reasoning, the qualification mll~t POnt.inue during the term for which the election or appointmcnt was made. Membership being severed by dimission, the qualification is destroyed, ann the nUke is necessarily vacated. Decision 117, page 66, say,; ill plain language, " A D. D. Grand Master Cl\llnot dimil from his Lodge without forfeiting his commission.. " And, again: Decision 22(i, page 95, says, in equally plain terms, "A D. D. Grand :'.fll.ster cannot dimit from his Lodge and still exercise the functions of his office over the Craft. With his Dimit in his possession, he is no longer a member of the Grand Lodge. If he wishes to dimit fl'Om his Lodge, he must first resign his office as D. D. Grand Muster, in order that his successor may be appointed, ann the Craft in his district not left without a supervising officer. The foregoing are the constitutional laws and published decisions of this Grand Lodgc; they are plain and unmistakable, and are in accord with right and justicc; but, nevertheless, a decision made in 1877, practiCRlly annuls thef:e provisions of law. It rCfids af: follows:. "If, after appointment to his office, the D. D. Grand Master dimits for the purpose of gaining membership in his district, it is not necessary that he should be recommissioned after such object is attained. Should he remain non-affiliated from any cause, he cannot hold the office, and his successor must be appointed. Nor cau he exercise the auties of I:he officc of D. D. Grand l\Iaster whilst dimitted." I hold that the n. D. Grand Master cannot dimit from his Lodge and still excrcise the function of his office. The moment his Dimit is granted, that moment his membcrship ceases: and, as a consequence, not being 8, member of It Lodge, hc is no longer a member of t.he Grand Lodge, and cannot hold office under it. He is a. dimitted Master :Mason, and whether he remains non-affiliated for onc month. or for a year, or t.en years, he cannot exercise the functions of his office. After he shall have affiliated with some Lodge, he then becomes eligible to appointment. !lnd must bc recommissioned before he can be recognized as aD. D. Grll.nd Master. All the official Rcts of the D. D. GJ'Rnd Master, between the date of his dimission aud hi~ subsequent attiliation and l'c(路ommission. were illegally performed.

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()ran,d Lodge of Ml:ssouri. HISTORICAL REGISTER.

Several Granrl Lodges have 'undertaken the commendable enterprise of compiling a Historical Register of all the subordinate Lodges under their jnrisdiction. as also the ~Ia.sonic history of the mcmbers of each Lodge. Vermont has almost finished her work, as I am informed by R. W. Bro. GEO. F. Chairman of the Historical Committee.

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Early in my administration, in endeavoring to trace the :Masonic history of a distinguished Mason, lately deceased, in this jurisdiction, I found that no record had bet-n made of his :l'.Iasonic history, nor, in fact, of any of our Brethren. I at once realized the necessity of prcparing such a record, for the pleasure and instruction of the Craft, and addressed myself to the tilsk 11rRt of gathering aU the data Jlo....sible in the history of our Past Grand Officers.

The task has been a most pleasant amI interesting work. I have succeedcd far beUel' thau I had anticipated, having received responses from nearly all of the Brethren addresscd. Thc data thus obtained is invaluablc to the Craft. The name, place and date of birth of each are given; date of removal to Missouri, if born in any other State; date and number of Lorlge in which the degrees were rcceived. Officei'. iii subordinate and Grand Lodge, with duw of holding. Civil positions held. etc., and any incidents occurring in connection with the hiRtory of :Masonry in the Stntâ&#x201A;Ź. These all present matters of great interest to the Craft, and will be invaluable to any one who may attempt to write the histor)' of the Grand Lodge, or of Masonry in MiR>:ouri. I received the history of Past Grand Master Fosn:n only It few weeks lJefore hi;; death, written by himself. This was a fortunate circumstance for the Craft, as without it. his Masonic hi.. . toJÂˇ,v would have been lost to the Grand Lodge, as his death ocenrred soon after. In view of the importance of compiling such a Historical Register, I would suggest the appointment.of a committee of one, to be styled the Chairman of the Historical CommittRe, whosc duty it shall be to gather the history of each Lodge, and of all the members thereof, and arrange the facts, preparatory to pnblishing the same for the USe lllld benefit of the Craft of the State. A small 111110unt of money should annually be provided to defray the expenses of said committce, in the matter of stationcry, stamps and printing circulars, etc. I trust this subject may be carefully considered by this Grand Lodge, and such llf'tion as may be deemed advisable be adopted. In connection with my efforts to collect these historical facts, I also endeavored to obtain portrait., of those Grand Masters which the Grand Lodge had failcd heretofore to obtaill. I succeeded in procuring photographs of Past Grand Masters SIN{;LAIR KIRTLEY and PRIE';TLY H. :l'.lcBRlDE, which I placed in charge of the Standing Committee. The portraits of these two emincnt and distinguished Masons cau be seen in t.he Grand Seeretary's office. I had the pleasure of a personal acquaintance with eaClh of the>:e Brethren, and can testif)' to the cOrrectness of the portraits in every particular. 'l'he portraits of Bros. BH()"'~, J,;\NF.. CHAMBERS, EDWAkD BATES and lacking, to complete the list of our Past Grand Master>:.

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OF THE CRAFT.

It is meet and proper that we should return grateful thanks to God for the manifold mercies and blessing;; vouchsafecl to Uf;, as individuals and as members of the mptic tie, during the past year.

Whilst thousands of our fellow-citi7.ens have fallen \'ictims to the pestilence which has scourged the inhabitants of the land, but few have been removed from our companionship. Our health has been preserved, our lives spared, our loved ones carecl for, the toil of the husbandman has been rewarded with bounteous harvests, and peflce and harmony prevail throughout the jurisdiction. Owing to the dread monetary depression, which has hung like a pall of (100m over the land, pnralyzing the commerce of the country, there has not been many u(ldltions to the Order, but it has had the ellcct of teaching a lesson of economy in the finllncial affairs of the Lodge which has resulted in great good. The Lodges have been more careful in regulating their expenses and charities, and, a.c; a consequence, no new debts have been contracted, old liabilities have becn oisposed of, and the necessity no longer existing for making great cfforts to increaf;e their nUlllbel'S has eauseo much lllore care to be exercised in the admission of candidatcs into the Order. Quite a number of Lodges own their halls and have money deposited to their credit, and are doing good work. In lllany localities, however, there seems to be a lack of interest manifested by the non-attendance of members upon the regular meetings of the Lodge. 'l'his is wrong, and should not be, nor would such a condition of affairs exist if the Craft were faithful to their obligations. They have solemnly sworn to support and maintain the By-Laws of their Lodge, and the obligation is as bindng in the matter of attendance at regular meetings of the Lodge, as it is UpOll the keeping of the secrets of the Order iuviolable. The latter all religiously keep; but many, very many, neglect the former. The violation of this point leads to the violation of another, equally important and vital to the interests of the Lodge, to wit, the non-pa)路ment of dues. The member who is a regular attendant at his Lodge meetings, is always prompt to . pay his annual dues, and the converse is equally true of those who fail to attend the wdge. The cares and duties of the Lodge should be shared by all the members; none should consider themselves relieved from duty because they do not hold an office; there is work for all, both private members and officials, and all should do their part. Attendance or non-attendance at Lodge is a habit which controls the member as he may elect. If he contract the habit of attending the Lodge he will soon begin to love it ano can liot be persuaded to absent himself from the regular meetings, and, upon the contrary, let one neglect attendance for a few meetings mid indifference soon supervenes, which finally produces l\ total fOl'getfulnes.c; of his Lodge, and a perpetual absence from the regular meetings.

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GrnruZ Lodffe of Missoru"i.

We have assembled in Fifty-eighth Annual Communication to deliberate upon the affairs of the Fraternity in this State, and it behooves us to come to such offices with clean hands and pure hearts. All selfish or sectional interests must be avoided; we must legislate for the good of the whole Fraternity. Personal preference and availability in the selection of those selected to stand upon the watch-towers of the Temple, must yield to proper qualifications to discharge the duties of the position. To be the leaders of the great moral host of Masonry, there must be the possession of the highest type of personal virtue and honor. No intemperate man, no blasphemer of God's holy name should ever be entrusted with the government of a Lodge. It is a hollow mockery and justly brings the reproach of all good men upon the Fraternity. See to it, my Brethren, that this most important matter is attended to. I

CONCLUSION. In surrendering the high trust committed to my hands by your partiality a twelvemonth since, I desire to express my grateful thanks for the confidence reposed in me, and to cherish the hope that no actiOJl of mine has brought discredit to the Fraternity. I have honestly and earnestly labored to do my whole duty to the Craft, without partiality to an~-.

T have endeavored to govern the Craft in strict accordance with the law. If I ha\'e erred, believe me, the error was of the head and not of the heart.

Wholly unprepared for the weighty responsibilities attached to the office of Gran d Master of Masons, I assumed the positon with many misgivings. but with a firm reliance upon the well known charity of my Brethren, who would most kindly regard any departure from old-established customs, by reason of my want of experience in executive aftairs. To the distinguished Brethren who have so cheerfully aided me with their wholesome advic.e, I desire to return most grateful thanks. l\fy call for aid' has never bee~l rejected, but has been most promptly responded to in every exigency. I have made many official and non-official visit.,> to the Craft throughout the State. and have always been received with the most distinguished courtesy and fraternal kindness, for which I feel profoundly grateful.

The memory of the high honor conferred upon me shall never bc forgotten, but shall be treasured as II sacred memento of the trust confided in me by my Rrethren good anfl true. My Report is ended. To your candid judgment I submit my official acts, earuesO)' trusting that they may receive your approval.

THOMAS C. READY, Grand }fa-siC/' of ,11asons Of Jlfi.wnwi.

October 15, 1878.

Following the reading, on motion, Deputy Grand Master N. M. GIV A.N referreq. the Address for consideration and

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distribution of its subject matter to the followingcomm'ittee of Past Grand Masters: SAM'L H. OWENS, S. """T. B. CARNEGY, JOHN RALLS, SAM'L H. SAUNDERS, THOS. E. GARRE1'T, R. E. ANDERSON, JAMES E. CADLE, JOHNW. LUKE and XENOPHON RYLAND.

STANDING COMMITTEES.

The Grand Master announced thc following Standing Committees: Jnrisprudence.-THOS. E. GARRETT, S.HT:-JI>ERS,

XEl"OPHON RYLAND,

S. \V. B. C..\ Inmc;y,

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LUKF.,

SA)l'L

MARTH' COLLINS.

G'I'ievanee.-SA)l'I. H. OWENS, R. E. ANDERl"ON, R. W. 1\fc1\fULLEl", P. H, CHAMBF.RS. RORF.RT GlJNN.

LotlgeB [hl.(/,eJ' Dispensation.-CHAS. F. VOGEL, BEN.). F. BUZARD, W. M. WII.LIAMS, D. 1\1. FERGUSON,

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H. W. POCOKE, ORSOK DAVJS.

Lodge.s.-JA~IF.S A. GOHDOX,

KINNEAR, JOHX E. BARXES,

R. F. DUNX, W. S. STOCKWELL, G. L. Lon:, W. Eo SHELTON, H. B. BUTTS. R. T. RAILEY.

District De)J1tty Grand Mastcrs.-J. M. PE1.0T, )tILTON H. WA"H, JOHN M.

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DUKE, S. M. K};I\NARD, W. S. WELI);.

By· Lows of 811vordinate Lodges.-RoBERT C. CLARK, P. P. ELLIS, J. H. BETHUNE. 'l'NWR}J01·!ation.-JoHN R. PARSON, .T. A. H. LA)fPTON, W. H. Fox.

t·l1fini.~h('d BlIsines,~.-V. O. SAUNDERS, A. J. SATERLF:E. J. STAHKEY, Chm·ity.-GEO.

L. FAULHABF.R, W. H. BRINKER, B. G. WILKERSON.

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E. CADLE, JOlfN A. DODlAN, W. R.

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At 1 o'clock the Grand l.Jodge wa.s called from labor until 3 o'clock this afternoon.

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The Gra,nd Lodge was called to labor by the Grand Master. Grand Officers in their respective stations.

ORATION.

The Reverend and '\Vorshipful OREN ROOT, Jr., Grand Orator, was then introduced and delivered the annual Oratiou, which ,vas chaste, instructive a,nd full of interest. [See Append1:x..l

REFERENCES.

The following papers were read and referred to committees: Memorials from Coneord Lodge, No. 154, Lock Spring Lodge, No. 488, Calhoun Lodge, No. 184, aud -Myrtle Lodge, No. 338, asking remis~on of GrI\lld Lodge dlle~-referrecl to Committee on Charity. A paper eoncerning charter fee of Schell City Lodge, No. 448, lind a pel-ition from members of late ' ...路 adesburg Lodge, U. D., asking return of fee for Dispell~Rtion-referred to Committee on Accounts. ~Iemorial

from Bee-Hive Lodge, No. 393-referred to Committee on Chartered Lodges.

The Grand Secretary presented a petition from CHARLES BABCOCK, a member of late Macon Lodge, No. 106, praying the remission of his dues, lind Ii Gra.nd Lodge Dimit-Oll motion of Bro. LEE A. HALL, the same was granted.

RICHMOND LODGE, No. 57. On motion of Bro. R. W. McMULLEN, the annual dues of Richmond Lodge, No. 57, for 1878, were remitted, on account of the fearful destruction of life and property suffered by sai'd Lodge during the past ~eason, caused by the drcadful cyclone. l\1. W. Bro. J. W. LUKE, P. G. M., ollered a resolution respeeting money paid, through a mistake, to the Grand Lodge. which belonged to the Grand Chapter-refel'l'ed to Com-

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:\L W. JOHN RALLS. P. G. M., offered a re~olution, reducing the salary of Grand Secretary to two thousand dollars, al; the 1nCtximtL?lt, ~nd fifteen hundred dollar~ as the ?n1:nhmoll, payable quarterly-referred to Committee on WaYIi and ]\[el1lls. The Grand SecreblfY read his Heport, part IIrst, which was received and ordered printrd. rSee Appendix.]

REPORT ON GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS.

Bro. SAMUEL H. OWENS, Past Grand Master, read the following Report of the Committee on the Annual Address of the Grand Master, and the same was adopted: To the !ofost Worsltipf111 Grand Lodge of !ofissouri, {l. F. and A. ill.:

The Committee on Distribution of the Grand Master's Address, report as follows: Taking the able Address of the Grand Master under consideration, we find the first subject requiring our attention, to be the brief historical review of the organization, history allt! gwwth of the Grand Lodge, in which we find matter for cOIl?;ratulation. Your Committee recommend that a memorial page be set apart in our Proceedings, dcdicated to Past Grand Master, JOSEPH FOSTER. . We approve the appointments made by the Grand Master, of Rcpresentatives of this Grand Lodge near other Grand Lodges. We recommend that the question of jurisdictional rights of Grand Lodges be referred to the Committee on Foreign Correspondence, for investigation and future report. 'fhe Grand Lodge of Missouri having heretofore withdrawn its recognition of the Grand Orient of France, the subject matter treated of by the Grand Master, furnishes an additional proof of the wisdom of that action. Your Committee recommends that the recognition of new Grand Lodges be referred to the Committee on Foreign Correspondence. Respecting the indebtedness of the Grand Lodge to the Second National Bank-the amount payable for this year is-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, with the recommendation that they make the necessary appropriation. We recommend that the Grand Treasurer be, and is hereb)' authorized to receive and receipt for the bequest of Mrs. Mary O'Sullivan, for this Grand Lodge, to be held by him as a special fund, in accordance with the terms of the bequest, subject to the future order of the Grand Lodge. We recommend that the action of the Grand Master in ordering a warrant drawn 011 the Treasurer of the Grand Lodge, for the relief of yellow fever sufferers in the South, be approved by the Grand Lodge. We recommend that so much of the Grand Master's Address as comes under the head of Decisions, be referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence. We approve of the except as follows:

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It is not in the power of the Grand Master to permit lIames to be adrled t.o petitions for Lodges U. D., after Lod~cs have been Het to work under Dispen~HtioJl. The Lo(lge was qllalitied to elect its OWII members, and we recommend that the lirllnd L<)d~e <ledill'C the action of the Unllld Master in adding three nltmes to the membership of Vienllll Lodge, U. D., after its institution, to be mlll and void,.

In reporting the i'peciltl cases of Dispensations to Lodges to hold elections 101' oflker:; at times different from the dates fixed by their By-Laws, the Grand Mltster hlt:> not Htatcd sufficient facts to enable your Committee to decide npon the validity of his nets. We rccommcnd that the portion of the Grand l\fa.~ter's Address referring to Dispen"lations to new Lodges, be referred to the Committee on Lodges U. D. \Ve recommend that the portion of the Address referring to Reports of D. D. Ul'l.wd ~la~ters and Grand Lecturer, be referred to the Committee on D. D. Grand' :'IIn;;tcrs and Grand Lecturer. The action of the Grand Masier iIi arresting the chart~rs of Dresden Lodge, No. &l, and Lamonte Lodge, No. 436, and in reflISing dispensation for Martinsville Lodge, is approved. ' The action of the Grand Master in granting a duplicate charter to Richmond Lodge, No. 5i, and donating a set of jewels in possession of the Grand Lodge, is approved. We recommend that the matter of Visalia Lodge, No. Lodge, No. 229, be referred to a special committee.

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Let the action of the Grand Master in arresting the charter of Pacific Lodge, No. 159, and taking charge of the Lodge property, be approved; and we recommend that Bro. JOHN PUGH be authorized to takc charge of the property, as agent of the Grand Lodge, until further orders. We approve of the Grand i\-Iaster in relation to Kit Carson Lodge, No. 326. The action of the Grand Master in ordering the burial of Bro. DAVID WAI,DO, by hIdepcndence Lodge, No. i6, upon the facts as detailed by him, is approved by your Committee. The Lodg-e is deserving of censure in disciplining a Brother while in an ini'ane asylum, and should not hl1ve waited until his death to correct the wrong perpetrated against him. We recommend that thc money of Live Oak Lodge, No. 128, collected by the Master of Jewel Lodge, U. D., be turned over to the latter Lodge, when it shall have received a charter, in accordance with the order of this Grand, Lodge at its la;;t session. The action of the Grand Master in suspending WALTER J. WIGHTMAN, ~faster of Lodge of Light, No. 2-5i, until his term of office expired, and then directing his Lodge to try him, is without precedent, and is disapproved by )-路our Committee, the case being under the sole jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge. The action of the Grund Master in suspending GREEl'HERR Y JEFFRIES, W. M. of Lorraine Lodge, U. D., and citing him to appear for trial before the Grand Lodge, is disapproved by your Committee. The Master of a Lodge U. D., is not a member of the Grand Lodge, by virtue or'that office, and noi therefore subject to trial by thc Grand Lodge. He sh'ould havc been removed from his office and tried by his own Lodg-e.

Let the recommcndation of the Grand :Master, in reference to amendments and revision of the laws of the Gra.nd Lodge, be referred to a special committee. In reference to the suggestion of the Grand Master regarding installation, we recommend that the law be not changed.

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'Ve Clin see 110 conflict ill the ctecisioll of the Grand Muster, ill relerellce to the dimission of D. D. Gntnd )'!81;ters, with the established law of the ltl'and Lodge, and approve the ilecisioll. Fratemally submitted, SAMUEL H. OWJ<:)\S. 8. W. B. CARNEGY. JOHN RALLS, JOHN W. LUKE, THOMAS E. GARRETT. RUFUS E. ANDERSON. 8. H. SAUNDERS, X. RYLAND, .JAS. E. CADLE, Committa,

MEMORIAL SERVICES.

The Report of the Committee on Memoirs, appointed by the Grand Master, ad -interim, was read by Most 'Vorshipful THOMA.S E. GARRETT, Past Grand .Master, concerning t.he life, lauors and character of Most Worshipful JOSEPH :FOS'l'ER, Past Grand l\'laster of tbis Grand Lodge. Appropriate and affecting remarks were made uy Most "Vorshipful Bros. CARNEGY, RALLS, LUKE, SA.UNDERS, AN~ DERSON and OWENS. As a titting conclusion to the solemn and impressive ceremonies, Most V\Tol'shipful Bro. READY, Grand lVIaster, read a most interesting letter, received by him from Bro. FO::;TER a short time before his decease, aud supposed to have been the last of bis earthly labors. On motion of Past Grand Master XENOPHON RYLAND, the vote was taken standing, aud the report of the commi ttee was adopted unanimously. Tf) the Jlost

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is dead. This announcement was receivc<l with siJleen~ regret by the community in which he had lived so long ltlld usefully, but it means much more to us. who knew and loved thc man as a trn:;ted and honored friend !tnd Bruther. We were adIllitt~d into the inner temple of his life, and enjoyed his frat~l'llal confidcnce. .JOSEPH FOSTEIt

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Bro. JOSEPH FOSTEP. was for many years one of the most familiar figures in this l-iralld Lodge. Until the present session none of us remember when he was not here-as full of zeal for our Order and interc!<t in its concerns as any of the youllger members of our :;\[asonic household. He carried his three score and ten years lightly over that prescribed boundllry of life, and, still fresh with the dew of morning, he passed far down the smooth declivity towards four score. He was one of the boys who never g-row old, but simply ripen byexperiellce and shed the lustre of a worthy example all around them. His age, and the sustained harmony of his mind and body to the end stand in proof of his moderation in all things, as inculcated by the cludinal virtues of ::\lasolll'Y. He was true to ll11t!Jre and the best instincts of manhood, and, thus grounded in pure principles, he nurtured his physical powers, built up his moral fabi'ic, and finished his work. His place ltlllOllg the cra.ft.smen is vacant now, but his seat with our honored veterans who have been clothed with the dignity of the East is illuminated with near memories. Such was the man and Mason whom we have lost. Such is the example of a proj)er [md successful life he has left behind him, like the mantle of a purified soul. JOSEI'll Fosn:n \yas !.Jom in Matthews County, Virginia, on the 20th of November, 1~02, and died at the residence of his daughter, in St. Louis, :May 22, 1878, in his 76th year. He died of old age, ill the presence of se\'eral of his children, and his parting was peaceful and quiet. Several of his latter years were spent in the comparative retirement of Alton with the family of one of his daughters, and he was seldom seen in St. Louis, except during the llnnual sessiollS of this Grand Lodge, which he never ffdlen to attend. About It month before his death, feeling that his body was fast wearing out and could not last long. he returned to st. Louis to die. Hc informed all his most intimate friends of his state and immediate prospects, and expressed a desire to see them again. :Many of them called to cheer his last days and bid an honored old friend farewell. He was buried with ample )!a,:;onic honors in the Masonic lot in Bellefontaine by the Graml Lodge, the Grand ~[aster presiding, his body having lain in state in this hall, where it was viewed by a large num!.Jer of acquaintances and friends. JOS)O;l'H FOSTElt was a master builder in the operative Held, and he adol'lled his proleslSion in life, leaving many substantial monuments of his skill, which are among our dty's ornaments. After hosing been engaged as superintendent on several important works for the Government on the Eastern sea-board he came to St. Louis in 18.14, und in U;36 brought his family, settled here, and became one of the city's builders.

He was also a builder in lUlother sense. He belonged to the ?lfasonic Brotherhoud I\.nd was one of its strongest and mo;;t prominent members for fifty-five yearlS. He walS Illude a )laster Mason jn Portsmouth Kaval Lodge, 1"0. 100, Portsmouth, Virginia, in 182;j, as /ioon as he was oflawful age to join the Order. He also received the Chapter, Council and Commandery degrees in Portsmouth before he eame West. When he arrived here St. Louis Lodge, No. 20, was the only Lodge of Masons at work in the city, Missouri Lodge, No.1, having suspended its labors for some years. In 1838 he as.~isted in forming Naphtali J.:odgc, No. ~, in St. Louis, of which he remained a member till his death. He WllS as ;.:ealous a worker in this system of Speculative :Masonry as he was able in operative building, and received all the possible Masonic honors. He held the positions of Master of the Lodge, and Treasurer, Lecturer, Warden, Deputy Grand )faster ann Grand )[aster of the Grand Lodge of Masons of 1I'fi8souri. The oflice of Grand Ma>:ter of lIIasons he held t\I'O terms, 1848 and 18i\). He was a member of the Grann Lodge of Missouri for over forty years, and neyer missed but three annual communications in that time. In 1&13 he was one of a committee to represent Missouri in a convention of ~Illsons that assembled in Baltimore to agree upon a uniform work, and subsequently a/isisted in establishing the present 'Masonic work and lectures of Missouri. He was a veteran in the Order of )Iasonry, and had a national reputation as such. He ever had the interests

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of our own Grand Lodge deeply at heart, and was thoroughly imbued with the conservative spirit of Masonry. He often had the distinguished honor of working with a small minority for the best good of the Order, and if that minority sometimes failed to carry its purpose the failure wa.'> no disparngement to his zeal, foresigbt and judgment. JOSEl'H FOSTER was one of the strongest, most efficient and faithful friends of the. }fasonie College of Missouri until it was abandoned by the Grand Lodge. That this enterprise failed was no fault of his, and who shall say it would not have been a most beneficent benefit if it had succeeded? Our deceased, beloved and lieeply lamented Brother was a man of clear intellect, strong convictions, high aims, and unimpeachable integrity. Hc believed in the nobility of Freemasonry. He worked with all hh;'might for its purity and permanency, and he never sacrificed a fundamental principle for any transient policy. His intimates among the Craft called him, familiarly, ,. Uncle Joe," and he ever commulldcd the respect due to his experience and knowledge. He was carnest in everything he undertook, and expressed himself forcibly both in writing and speaking. He was a master of the laws and rituals of Masonry, and carried out their teachings in all his dealings with men. IIis zeal for the Order and warm advocacy of its principles never flagged, and probably the last writing he ever did-a letter dated" Fcbruary 14th, 1878 "-was in the interests of the Brotherhood he loved so well. It was addressed to the Grand :Master in the spirit of a " valentine," containing his last words of love and devotion. . Our departed brother, JOSEPH FOSTER, belonged to the old sehool of honest men, and he left a sweet memory of noble impulses and good deeds. Fratemally submitted,

s. W. B. CARNEGY, JOHN RALLS, S. H. SAUl\DERS, :rHOS. E. GARRETT, .JOHN \Y. LUKE, Cmnmitlcc.

ADDITIONAL COMMITTEES.

The following committees were appointed to consider the subjects mentioned in connection with their names: Visalia Lodge, No ..128, CaliJomia, V8. J1ilcheU Lodge, Ko. 2:!9, l1fi8S0Uri.-R.E. A.:-lDERSON, S. H. SAUNDERS, XENOI'HO;,,/ RYLAKD. Revision oj Laws.-JoHN 'Yo LUKE, JAs. E. CARTER, :\1. J.

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At 6:30 P. M. the Grand Lodge was called from labor until to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock.

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SECOND DAY. ST. Lou~s, Octoher 16, 1878. Grand Lodge was called to labor at 2 o'clock P. M. by the Most Worshipful Grand Master.

Grand Officers in their several stations. Prayer was ofl'ered by Grand Chaplain Bro. BARNES. Proceedings of yesterday's session read and approved. Bro. THOS. E. GARRETT, Past Grand Master, Chairman of Commit.tee on Jurisprudence, rendered the following Report, which was approved, item by item, and adopted as a whole:

REPORT ON JURISPRUDENCE.

Committee reported as follows-adopted: To the Most Wor.~hil)flll Grand Lodge oj 11fi.~S01/.1路i, A. F. and A. flf.:

TlJe Committee ori .Jurisprudence submit the following report: Every year it becomes more evident that our laws for the government of Lod~es, and the regllllltion of their work, and the adopted rulings of Grand l\fasters in constructiQn of the laws, cover almost every cuse that cun possibly come up in a Lodge of Masons. There are, also, in our .Jurisprudence, fewer conflicts of purpose aud statement thl1n might be expected, when it is considered that the rulings tIre the product of so many years, and the work of so many hands. This indicates that our Grnnd Masters have been generally well grounded in the principles of Masonic lllW [Lud uSllge, and have adhered strictly to those principles iu their decisions. The present Grand Master has made no exccption to the rule of conscientious adlJerellce to th~ principles and groundwork of Freemasonry, and their intelligent appliellcation in all his rnlings and acts. He has been called upon to comtrne many well established points of law, which he has done according to the letter and precedent; and he has also decided several speciftl questions presenting new complications, according to the spirit of our law and uSllge. He has reported the following rulings and decisions, which have becn referred to your Committee for review, in order to be placed before thi::: Grand LQdge for Its final action: G. L.-PRO. 4.

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DECISIONS. FIRST. When several members of a Lodge are on trial-all the charges being based upon the same general facts-the result affecting all alike, although some of the spccifications may differ, none of them can be allowed to vote upon the question of guilt or innocence of any of the others, and all must retire during the ballots on charge and penalty..

SECOND. A member of a Lodge who dies, after the charter of his Lodge has been arrested by the Grand Master, and before the case has been reviewed by the Grand Lodge, is entitlerl. to Masonic burial. The Grand Master correctly states that such a Brother's l\Il\wnic rights, as also those of his Lodge, are simply held ill aheyance-notdestroycd. But the decision does not go far enough. Special provision should be made for the funeral. The Lodge of which the Brother was a member has no charter, and a Lodge must meet to perform funeral cercmonies. In such a case, the ncarest Lodge, or an)路 other Lodge to which it may be convenient, may take charge of the funeral. The decision establishes the Brother's rights to Masonic burial, but docs not imply that the suspended Lodge has the right to meet. THIRD. A petitioner for membership must be vouched for as a Master !lIlUion before his petition can be received by the Lodge. This isagood rule, and its enforcement will save much trouble that has heretofore resulted from looseness in receiving petitions, and electing a member who is subsequently unable to prove himself a Mason.

FOURTH. Members of a defunct Lodge failing to apply for Grand Lodge DimHs within one year after the session of the Grand Lodge confirming thc surrender or arrest of its charter. become non-affiliates, and occupy thc same position as dimitted Master Masons who have neglected to affiliate with some Lodge within one year after the ~ate of their Dimits. Some rule is necessary to fix the status of members of a defunct Lodge, and retain control of those who claim to be Masons, ang the decision is approved.

FIFTH. A Lodge having suspended a member of another Lodge, and dUly notified said Lodge of the suspension, has the right of acting upon the petition of said suspended ~Iu.son for restoration, and is only required to notify his Lodge of the result of its action on the application for restoration.

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SIXTH. There is no law of this Grand Lodge prohibiting joint occupation of a hall with any other charitable or benevolent institution.

. SEVENTH. A dimitted Mll.~ter Ma~on is entitled to :Masonic privileges for twelve months after each rejection of his petition for aftiliation. This is already established law.

NINTH. Entered Apprentices and Fellow Crafts are not entitled to l.\13.l:ionic burial. This is confined exclusively to Master Masons. Nor ean E. A's or F. C's appear in any public procession of Masons. This is our law. Some of the monitors are doubtless responsible for the necessity of repeating it so often. .

TENTH. A Grand Lodge having'been dUly organized, and formally recognized by this Grand Lodge, all jurisdiction formerly held by this Grand Lodge is surrendered, and no appointments of D. D. Grand Musters for such Lodges us may have elected to remain connected with this Gralld Lodge, can be made; nor can Dispensations be granted for the formation of new Lodges within the surrendered territory. This decision is in strict conformit), to ,the doctrine of Grand Lodge supremacy within its own territorial jurisdiction, so long held and so often proclaimed by our Grand Lodge. It is approved. ELEVENTH. It is a well-known law that, in balloting, when more than one black ball appears in the first ballot, a second cannot be taken. From this there is no deviation.

TWELfTH. The possession of a Dimit less than twelve months old, does not exempt an applicant for membership from the chances of the ballot; nor can the Brother casting a black ball against such It pctitioner, be compelled to prefer charges against him. The absolute secrecy of the ballot can never be violated.

THIRTEENTH. The action of the Grand Lodge declaring all the. proceedings in the trial of an expelled Mason nuU and lJoid, restores the Brother to all of his Masonic rights, as though no proceedings had taken place. The Grand Lodge simply decides there has been no M8.\ionic trial, and there can be no curtailment of rights.

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FOURTEENTH. An expelled or suspended Mason who has been restored, is liable only for such dues as had accrued prior to the date of his expulsion. His Lodge dues recommencc from the date of his restoration. FIFTEENTH. A Dimit, without the petitioner being vouched for, or proving himself al\laster 1\Iason by examination, is not sufficient lawful information to justify the reception of his petition . for inembership by the Lodge. SIXTEENTH. To It question, whether the petition of 11 dimitted Master Mason for membcrship can be received by a Lodge, unless he is .able to sign his petition, the Grand Master replies: The law positively requires It petitioner for the mysteries of Masonry to sign his petition in his own handwriting; but, as the Lodge conferring the degrees had decided the qualificl1tion unnecessary, the applicant cannot be refused. Having been dimitted, and in good faith seeking to affiliate again, let his ~etition be received. :Let the decision be approved. SEVENTEENTH. A Lodge Itt its annual election, as provided by By-Laws, elected as Master a BroUJ.cr who declined to be installed, and at a subsequent meeting elected and installed another Brother as Master. The Grand Mll.!;ter decided the subsequent election, without DispenHation and installation, null and void. Approved. EIGHTEENTH. The anterooms of a Masonic Hall shall not be rented to any one be held for the exclusive use of the Lodge.

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NINETEENTH. The petition for restoration of a suspended or expelled Mason, whose case has not been appealed to the Grand Lodge, must be made to the Lodge by which he was SIlSpended or expelled. This rule, already in force, is a good one, and is reaffirmed.

TWENTIETH. A Fellow Craft call neither advance nor receive It certificate of dismission; nor can a Lodge waive its jurisdiction, after objection to his advancement hns bccn made, until thc objection has been removed.

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TWENTY路FIRST. The By-Laws of a Lodge are subject to revision and change at any time, in coufomlity to thc law regulating their alteration or amendment. TWENTY-SECOND. Our law establishing the validit)' of an objection to the progress of a candidate at any stage of the proceedings, or the work itself, was applied by the Grllnd Master llnd i~ reaffirmed by this Grand Lodge. TWENTY-THIRD. A Lodge may act upon a petition for restoration without it" rcference to a committee, after due notice given to the membership; but if a considerable time has elapsed since the expulsion or suspension of the applicant, the reference of the petition to a committee is recommended. . TWENTY路FOURTH. It reqnires a two-thirds vote to restQre a suspended Mason, and a two-thirds vot.e restorcs an expelled Mason to good Masonic standing, but an unanimous vote is necessary to restore an expelled :i\Iason to Lodge membership.

This decision is approved. TWENTY-FIFTH. The Master of a Lodge cannot order the postponement of a trial except in open Lodge and at the meeting set for the hearing of the case; but at that time he may order a poslponemeilt if he be convinced that the trial should be postponed, either in the interest of the accused or of the Lodge; and this he may do without submitting the quesUon to the vote of the Lodge. TWENTY-SIXTH. This is a question of a. new question in proceedings to alter By-Laws changing the annual Lodge dues. The original motion was to decrease the dues one-half. At the meeting set apart for action a compromise substitute was offered, decreasing the dues onethird. Did the substitute constitute a. new question? .The Grand Master decided: The substitute being germain to the question, and neither exceeding the original sum nor decreasing the sum named in the proposed amendment, did not constitute a llew questioll and could be acted upon without further d~lay. Which ruling is approved. TWENTY-SEVENTH. A Lodge granting aDimit to a member can only exact dues up to the time of dimission ; and if a member has paid his dues in advance, the amount exceeding- his dues to date must be refunded if demanded.

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TWENTY-EIGHTH. The removal of the Master of a Lodge, or flny other elective and installed officer from the State, does not disqualify him or vacate his office during t.he term for which he was elected and installed.

TWENTY-NINTH. A motion to reconsider the ballot after two ballotings for a candidate-one black ball appearing each time-is illegal, and cannot be entertained. A third ballot and an election upon such a motion is declared nuU and 110id.

THIRTIETH. The Grand Master was called upon to decide that the charges for transportation of the body of a deceased Brother and the Lodge officiating, to the place of interment, is as necessary a part of funeral expenses as if the conve)'ance had been by carriages.

THIRTY-Fl'RST. The dues of a member may be remitted upon proper application in writing or in person, or through a Brother cognizant of the inability of the member to pay his dues. A motion to remit on thestatement of such facts is admissible, and should be entcrtained by the Master and the vote of the Lod~e taken upon the question. Reaffirmed. THIRTY-SECOND. The degree of Past Master is recogni7.ed by this Grand Lodge as a part of theinstallation ceremonies, and a pre-requisite to the official installation of a Master. The Masterelect must receive the degree of Past Master prior to his installation. None but actual Masters or Past Masters are qualified to install the officers of a Lodge. Reaffirmed. THIRTY-THIRD. A Lodge having, upon a proper motion, remitted the dues of a member, no reconsideration at a subsequent meeting is admissible. Ifimposition has been practised in obtaining the remission of dues, let the Brother be disciplined.

THIRTY-FOURTH. A Lodge cannot be opened at any other place than that named in its charter, except Mast~r, or by authority obtained from the Grand Lodge. A summons calling the Lodge to meet at finy other place than its own Hall, without such permission or authority, is ilJegal. by Dispensation from the Grand

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THIR'l'Y-FIFTH. A Lodge canno~ be opened either at a regular or it called communication, with less than seven memberi: prescnt-i:cven being the constitutional quorum for the transaction of all business. long since est!lblished by thi" Gruud Lodge. Fraternally submitted,

THOMAS E. GARRETT, S. W. B. CfiRNEGY, S. H. SAUNDERS, JOHN W. LVKE, X. RYLAND, MARTIN COLLINS,

Com.mittee.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO

CO~STITUTION.

Bro. THOS. E. GARRETT offered the following resolution as an amendment to Sec. 1, Art. II., of the Constitution, which was read by the Grand Master and ordered published in the journal of proceedings, and referred to the subordinate Lodges ill this jurisdiction for their consideration and action: Re.~olvcd, That. when a Brother Past Master Mason removes from another Grand Jurisdiction in which he has been entHled to all the honors, rights, and privileges of a Past ~Iaster, and affiliates with a sUbordiIiate Lodge of this jurisdiction, he carries with him and is entitled to all the honors, rights aud privileges of a Past Master, both in his subordinate Lodge and in this Grand Lodge. . T. E. GARRETT, JOHN D. VINCIL.

Proposed amendments to By-Laws of the Grand Lodge, offered yesterda~T, were read a second time.

MASONIC BOARD 0F RELIEF."

Below is the Annual Report of the St. Louis "Ma,so;lic Board of Relief: "

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REPORT OF THE ST. LOUIS MASONIC BOARD OF RELIEF, FOR THE YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 3D, 1878. RECEIPTS. 1877. 1. Amount on hand..................... Oct. 20. From Meridian Lodge, No.2, :Missouri. " 8. Dc Soto Lodg~, No. 29!J, Tennessee................................... Dec. 22. Pride of the West Lodge, No. 179. Missouri..................... 29. Geo. Washington Lodge, No.9, Missouri.......................... 1878. De Sow Lodge, No. 299, Tennessee . 5. Jan. ltaska Lodge, No. 420, Missouri.. .. 12. Beacon Lodge, No.3. Missouri.. .. 12. Lamb-skin Lodge, No. 460, Missouri. . 12. Erwin Lodge. No. 121, :Missouri . 19. Ke)'stone Lodg-e. No. 243, Missouri.. . 19. .. Dc Soto Lodge, No. 299, Tennessee 2. Feb. .. Cosmos Lodge, No. 282, Missouri.. 16. .. St. Louis Lodge, No. 20. l\1issouri. 23. Polar Star Lodge, No. 79, Missouri.. . Mar. 16. Tecumseh Lodge, No. 17, Nebraska .. June 1. Darien Lodge, No. 126, Wisconsin . 13. J~lY Hal'lnony Lodge, No.3, Illinois路 . 20. Tuscan Lodge,. No. 360, Missouri.. .. Aug. 24. Mt. Moriah Lodge, No. 40, Missouri.. . 21. S~p. Meridian Lodge, No.2, Missouri. .. 21. Lamb-skin Lodge, No. 460, :Missouri.. .. 28.

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1877-78. DISBURSEMENTS. Amount paid Jurisdiction of Arkansas " ., California......................... " " Gcorgia........................... Illinois Indiana..... Iowa Kentucky....... Louisiana... l\lichigan...................................................... l\Iississippi..................... l\fissouri.. Nebraska New york...................................................... New Jersey................................................... North Carolina.......... Ohio Pennsylva.nia................................................ 'fennessee...................................................... Texas............................................................. \Visconsill............ Sweden

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Seaclal路y. St. Louis. Mo., October 1, ]878.

ROB'T J,YU:,

MARTIN COLLINS,

Prc.~idcnt.

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Grand Lodge of Jlfissouri.

GRIEVANCE.

Bro. SA.MUEL H. OWENS, Past Grand 1\rlaster, Chairman of Committee on Grievance, submitted a report, which was considered seriati'11t and adopted as a whole: To tlte j-fost JV01'sltipjnl Gmnd Lodge oj Jllissonri, A.

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and A. M. :

Your Committec on Grievanr,e, in rendering an annual Report, are pleased to announce that fewer cascs have claimed our attention'than usual. The satisfaction felt by your Committee in making this announcement is very great, as we have been saved the consideration of numerous useless causes of action, the Grand Lodge relieved of their annoying presence, and the SUbordinate Lodges freed from trouble. We report as foll~ws:

NUMBER I. BERNARD GUTH~IAN

ST.

VB. MAR~S LODGE,

No. 93.

} Appeal from decision acquitting Bro. H. A. ASTHOLZ.

The charge in this case is gross unn~sonic conduct. The specifications state that the Ilccused used indecent languagc towards Bro. GUTH~IAN, and was very abusive. The difficulty arose about a disputed account, and the parties becamc angry and abusive. On the trial the accused came in and admitted that he had used harsh language in the heat of the momcnt, and said the specifications were correct. That he was sorry that he had allowed himself t.o become excited, and recited the circumstances, which were certainly extenuating. l\Iasonory demands no more of any Brother than is rcasonable. Under the circumstances thc Lodge voted the accused not guilty of unmasonic conduct, and the Brother appeals. One ground of appeal is that the testimony of a witness detailing the quarrel and words used was not rcad. The testimony of this witness corroborates the statement of the accused, and we C:.tn sec no harm done to the appellant by the failure to read the testimony of that witness. j.

The vote stood not guilty, 31; guilty, 6; and whilst we think members should not use harsh language towards each other, we see no reason to distlub the judgment of the Lodge in this case. Let the judgment be affirmed.

NUMBER II.

S. M. ELLIOTT, IONIC LODGE,

} Appeal from decision expelling him.

VB.

No. 235.

In t.his case t.he Secretary is at fault. He has not sent up the appeal. He merely states that the appeal wo...<; taken, but does not even gi\'e the'grounds of the appeal, and fails to send it with the papers. He does not state that any otficer was present at any meeting of

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the Lodge, and does not give the number of members present, or the vote. The record is not certified under the seal of the Lodge, and is incomplete in other particulars. On the first meeting appointed to try the case, the accused sellt a "'Titten communication asking a postponement of the trial, because of the absence of material wit.nesses, and for the appointment of a committee to take the testimony of witnesses who were not Masons. He further asked that the meeting for his trial be held in the daytime, as he was so crippled that he could not get there at night. These requests seem to us to be reasonable, and ought to have been granted. The record does not state how many members were present, but they refused "unanimously" to postpone, and went to trial. They voted him guilty" unanimously," and expelled him" unanimously." Let this judgment be reversed and a new trial be ordered, and if an appeal is taken, let the Secretary send up a proper transcript and all the papers in the ease. a~ked

NUMBER III. W. E.

PARKER,

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Appeal from decision expelling him.

V8.

PAUl,VILLE LODGE,

No. 319.

This case seems to be one of a class that we occasionally meet with, that has a great deal more in it than the record shows. This party was Charged in a very loose and bungling way, but he seems to have understood very clearly what he WitS to be tried for. He had written a postal card to a Brother, charging him with killing his (appellant'S) hogs, and challenging the Brother to mortal combat with weapons. The evidence is very poorly taken, but it fully sustains the charges and specifications. Several depo>.itions of parties not Masons were excluded by the Master, because the accused had taken them ex parle and without any notice to the Lodge. This ruling was correct. But even if they had been admitted, they could not have benefitted the accused, as they could not ha\'(~ justified his acts, and they certainly did not tend to prove them. The Lodge found him guilty and expelled him. And although there were several irregularities in the trial, we see none of sufficient importance to warrant a reversal, and inasmuch as substantial justice has been done in the matter, we will not interfere with the decision of the Lodge. Let the judgment be affirmed.

NUMBER IV.

SOLO)ION BOEHM, 118.

MISSOURI LODGE,

No. 1.

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Appeal from deeision acquitting Bro. A. NEW)fARK.

Taken all together, this is a very singular case. I have examined a great many ca!'es in the many years that I have pre!'ided over this committee, but there are features in this ease that are novel, and for the first time I find an attempt to drag in and settle at a Masonic trial, things that transpired in another organization. The third specification eharges words used by the accused in reference to the prosecutor during a trial in another organization known as Missouri Lodge, No. 117, K. S. B. I have no idea what K. S. n. means. It may mean King Solomon Busted. or King of Sullen Brothers, or anything else. Surely it is not a :Masonic organization. But the evidence shows that this fuss between Bro. BOEH)( and Bro. NEWMARK had its origin in that K. S. B. concern, and the feelings there engendered, culminated in ri trial in the Ma.~onic Lodge.

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The specifications charge, first, that Bro. NEWMARK did falsely and maliciously say and pUblish of and concerning Bro. BOEH:\[ and other Brothers, that they were liars, or words to that effect. Second, that he refused to retract, etc. The third specification was so indefinite that the Master ruled that it was insufficient, and th~ prosecutor amended, and b)' consent the trial proceeded on all the specifications. The evidetlce shows that Bro. BOEHM is a member of Naphtali Lodge, and Bro. KEWlIIARK of ~Iissouri Lodge. That a certain candidate had been elected in the latter Lodge, and the first degree was to be conferred on him on the evening when this difIiculty occurred. That three members of the former Lodge sent 'written objections to the Master of Missouri Lodge, against the conferring of the degree. Bro. NEWMARK insi!;tcd on knowing the nature of the charges, and when informed that they charged the candidatc with having collected funds for the poor in Jerusalem, and failed to forward the same, Bro. NEWMARK replied: "I know that this is the old thing, the charges are false, they are not true, in other words, they are lies." This is the testimony of the Master himself, and it is substantially corroborated by the Secretary of the Lodge. The Master ver)' properly postponed the conferring of the degree, until these grave charges could be investigated, and he states in his testimony that they were not sustained. At the next meeting Bro. BOEHM demanded that Bro. NEWMARK shOUld retract the language used and apoligize to him. This Bro. NEWMARK refused to do, and these charges are brought by Bro. BOEHM, and a trial is had in Missouri Lodge, which resulted in an acquittal of Bro. NEWMARK by the vcry decided vote of 11 to 33. From this judgment Bro. BOEHM appeals to this Grand Lodge, assigning as a reason, first, that the Junior Warden failed to sign the charges, and thereby forced him to sign them. There is nothing in this objection. 'I'hese charges were not brought by the Lodge, or by any member of the Lodge, neither did the Master or the Lodge order charges to be preferred. The charges were brought by Bro. BOEHM on his own motion, and we路cannot see in the evidence that anybody forced him 10 bring them. Again, inasmuch as the pretended" felony" (as he terms it) was committed during the sitting of the Lodge, and in the hours of labor it would have been the duty of the Senior Warden, and not of the Junior Warden to have presented the charges if the Lodge or the :Master had so ordered. This was not <Jone, and Bro. BOEHM exercised his individual Masonic right to prefer charges with the result named. There is nothing in this objection. The second objection is that it was irregular for the Worshipful Master without objection on the part of the Attorney for the accused, and on his own motion after the cause had been called to order the withdrawal of the third specification. In this we beg to differ from the appellant. We wish all Masters would act likewise. The specification was so very indefinite, that no Master ought to compel a Brother to answer it. We think it was made indefinite purposely, because it could not tell w~th distinctness what it intended to tell without invading the Lodge of K. S. B. The prosecutor was permitted to amend and make it definite, and the accused never asked for a continuance, but both parties si,gnified their readiness for trial. We think the ruling of the Master on this question was eminently right and proper, and did no injustice to anyone. We fully approve and endorse the ruling. His third objection is the admission of improper and irrelevant testimony. This is true to some extent if we try a case by the strict rules of technical law pleadings. But even then, the appellant could not object, as he introduced about all the irrelevant testi-. mony on his side that was admitted in this case. His fourth objection is that relevant testimony on his part was excluded. This, I presume, means the exclusion of his depositions of some parties not Masons. 'fhe Master did right. Notice had been givcn to the accused that these depositions would be taken at a certain place and certain hour. 'I'he accused went to the place at the hour named and waited one hour and a half, and nobody put in an appearance. After it was found that he had gone, these depositions were taken, and no opportunity was gi ven the accused to cross-examine the witnesses. We approve this ruling of the Master.

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His fifth objection is that the verdict should have been against the accused. These objections are evidently framed by a lawyer, and arc set out with as much precision as a motion for a new trial in a civil court. I have no objection to their precision, I like it, but I must overrule all the objections. The finding and judgment of the Lodge are correct. We hope Brethren will hereafter settle disputes that originate in K. S. B. Lodges, where they originate, and not bother Masonry with them. Let the judgment be affirmed.

NUMBER V. JONAS J. CLOUD,

Appeal from decision suspcndjug Bro.

VB.

CHILUCOTHE LoDGE, No.

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JNO.

G. FOSTER.

This is a trial and suspension for non-payment of dues for five years. The errors assigned in the appeal, are that no notice was given the accused of the trial, and second, the Lodge had no evidence that he was alive. As to the first objection, the record says that" he was a non-resident and his whereabouts wa." unknown." The Master ordered the trial to procced ex parte, and appointed Bro. CLOUD as counsel for him. There is no evidence to show that his residence WfiS known to any member of the Lodge, llnd the record statcs that it was not. This is in conformity with Sec. 4, page:l2 of the Grand Lodge By-Laws. The other objec\.ion is not well taken. The presump\.ion Is that' he is alive, unless he has been ab!:ient "beyond the seas" for seven years with no tidings of him. Accused can terminate his suspension at any time, by paying his dues. Let the judgment be affirmed.

NUMBER VI. JONAS

J. CLOUD, t'S.

CHILLICOTHE LoDGE, No. 3:l3.

Appeal from decision suspending Bro. B. C. }

PIERCE.

This case is precisely similar to the preceding. And for the same rea.<;ons jUdgment will be affirmed.

NUMBER VII. JEPHTHA 1'ILI,ERY, VB.

} Appeal from decision expelling him.

RISING STAR LoDGE, No. 145. The charges in this case that require notice at our hands are adultery, etc. The other specifications about business matters, we will have 1I0thin~ to do with. There are no ~xcept.ions taken to any of the pl'oceedings, and they appear to be regulaI'. 'file accusfld appeals because he says the evidence does not sustain the specifications. It is tl'ue that

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there is a conflict of testimony, but part of the witnesses testify to a state of facts that point to the guilt of the accused. Neither is their testimony contradicted, as there were no other witnesses to the same transactions. But other witnesses testify as to their opinions, and hence arises in this case the conflict of testimony. The Lodge wus the judge of the credibility of the witnesses, and having passed upon it, we do not propose to interfere unless the law was violated or injustice wus done. If there was no testimony to susw.in t.hc charges, we would reverse the judgment, but this case is about us satisfactorily provcn a~ such cuses usually arc. They were not caught in flagrante dcl'icto, but the circumstances are inconsistent with proper and decent conduct. :Ministers of the Gospel !Should not allow themselves to act in this manner. The evidence we think justifies the finding. Let the judgment of expulsion be be affirmed.

NUMBER VIII. EDWIN

S. ALPORT,

vs,

} Appeal from decision suspending him,.'

TUSCAN LODGE, No. 360.

The specifications in this Cllse charge with great particularity that the accused chc3tect and defrauded the l.. odge out of $208.50. That he was the authorized collector or the Lodge, aud had collected said sum from divers Brothers, whose names are set out with the amollnt collected from each, and that said accused had failed to pay over the sume to the Lodge, but had appropriated it to his own use without the consent of the Lodge. The evidence of several wituesses, us well as the statement of the accused, fully sustains thc specifications. The Lodge found him guilty, and suspended him for three year!; and until said amount was paid. . The accused has appealed, and bases his reasons therefor on several technical points; one is, that he was compelled to "plead" to the charges. The record shows that this i!; not true. The Master told him that he need not plead at all, but the accused remarked "I plead gUilty." The trial proceeded as if he had said nothing. The witnesses were examined, and then the accused stoted that he did not wish to make any defense. The record says, Bro. E. S. ALPORT being sworn testified: "It is not my wish to make any defense, except that I did not intend to defraud the Lodge,lIud was not aware until I gave my statement to Bro. FosTEn, of the condition I was in." It seems very clear that the Brother was ~uilty, llnd the Lodge so voted. And what he said in reference to pleading guilty, amounted to nothing, as far as the plea goes, as the Master distinctly told him that he was not required to l)lead at all, alld then proceeded with the trial under the rules in the same manner as if he 1111d not said" I plead guilty." I regard his statement," I plead guilty," as in the nature of an admission and not as a plea, and the Muster and the Lodge so regarded it, else there would have been no evidence taken, and no vot~ of the Lodge on the question of his guilt. His other objections are not well taken, are purely technical, and did not prejudice his case. And in fact the record contradicts the most of them. We regard the offense of appropriating the funds of the Lodge to one's own use, as a most heinous one, and deserves the severest punishment. No Brother has any right to so act, and there is no excuse for it. If the Brother is suffering, it is no excuse to use the funds of the Lodge. He should turn them over to the proper ofticer, and apply to the Lodge for relief, and it would in no instance be withheld from him. It is nonsense for a man to use the money of the Lodge, and say he did not intend to defraud the Lodge. The act is l\ fraud per se. Wc think the Lodge inflicted a very light punishmcnt on the Brother, and we shall not disturb its findings. Let the jUdgment be affirmed.

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NUMBER IX. W.

WIGHTMAN,

} Appeal fr?ill decision suspending him.

'Us. LODGE OF LIGHT,

No.

257.

There certainly ought to be some light sent into this Lodge, other than its name. The specifications arc so indefinite, that no one can understand them, unless he knew some matter outside the record. They charge the accmed wit.h stabbing" a Brother Master )!ason, but do not say who that Brother was, nor when nor where he was stabbed. 0ne other very singular circumsk'tnce is that the evidence tells nothing of the stabbing, nor even that he was stabbed at all. I have no doubt but the witnesses told all the facts in the case, but the Secretary thought your Commitwe could take it in by absorption, and hence it was not necessary to write it down. . The Ma.ster, in taking the vote, ignored the specifications entirely, and took the vote on the charge alone. We have so often said that this is wrong, that we feel ashamed to repeat it here. â&#x20AC;˘ The accused was found guilty and suspended for one year. It is a little I:;ingular that if he was guilty of wantonly stabbing a Brother, that the punishment was so slight. The whole recor~ of this case is a record of blunders. Let the judgment of the Lodge be reversed, and the case be remanded for a new trial. Let the specifications be amended and made definite as to who was stabbed-when and where it occurred-and let the other specifications set out the words that were spoken or written. Have the amended specifications, with a notice of the time of the new trial, served upon the accused. And at the trial let all the testimony be written down and preserved, so that a proper recurd can be sent up in case an appeal is taken. We are thus particular in stating a few indispensable things that must be had at a Masonic trial, so that some light may be injected into this Lodge of Light, aside from its name..

NUMBER X. J. M.

PILOT,

Appeal from decision acquitting Bro. D. J.

VS.

BARBEE LODGE,

No.

217.

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PARSONS.

The specifications in this case charge' the accused with being" an unbeliever in the Holy Bible, and using his influence to proselyte others to the same belief,1)y loaning books that were opposed to the Bible, us the inspired word of God. The specifications are very lengthy, but this is the substance of them all. The evidence shows that the accmed had been using arguments against portions of the Bible, prior to his installation as ~Iaster of of his Lodge, and Bro. RYLAND, P. G. M., refused to install him. unless he would promise to abandon that practice. This he did, and Bro. RYLAND consented to his installation. Since that time the evidence shows that the Brother has stated that he did not believe all pm'is of the Bible as the inspired word of God. However, we may deprecate the use of such language from a standpoint of Christianity, we are not reviewing this case from such standpoint. 'Ve are :Mnsons, and we must consider this question as such. It is no use for us to close our eyes to thc f,lct that a very large and respectable number of Masons, who regard their obligations as binding upon them as anyone can do, and who are r,calous in the discharge of their :i\fasonic duties, do not believe all parts of the Bible as the impired word of God. I allude to our Brethren of the Jewish faith. They do not believe that the New Testament is the inspired word of God, and yet I have never heard anyone pretend that the Jews were not good Masons, or were for that reason not entitled to the

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benefits of Masonry. The portion that the evidence shows the accused to doubt as the inspired word of God, is that in reference to the Deluge, and he founds his opinion on a scientific work on this sUbject. Our Jewish Brethren believe that portion is inspired, and do not believe the beautiful story of Chl"ist. This Brother, from all I can find from the testimony, does believe the New Testament, but disregards portions of the Old. Shall ~rasonry refuse to interfere with' the religious liberty of our Jewish Brother, and not accord the same freedom to the accused? We think not. I have been brought up to believe every part of the Rible as the inspired word of God. and it has never entered my mind to doubt any of it; but as one of these specifications charge this Brother with reading books, and circulating books among other Brethren that took issue with the Bible teachings, I will say that I have read a great many books that did the same thing, and will read them again if opportunity offers, but this does not shake my belief in the Bible, from my standpoint, and yet my belief in what the Bible teaches is very different from many of my Brethren. If my side should happen to have a majority in the Lodge, I do not think we ought to expel the others. Neither do I think the others ought to expel my side if we should be in the minority. :\fasonry ought not. and does not interfere with the religious or political opinions of any man, and has never laid down a rule that required a man to believe all parts of the Bible as the inspired word of God. A Mason must believe in the existence of the Almighty and Omnipotent God. But he is not bound to believe every dogma that is advanced by the hundreds of sects that exist in our day. :Masonry is a universal religion, with the Great God as i'ts centel路. and includes within its fold all the religions that recognize God-路 hence it is universal. It is unnecessary for me to discuss this subject, as every intelligent :\[ru;on, whether he be Jew or Christian, knows and understand5 this great fundamental doctrine of Masonry. From the explanation given by the accused, and from the evidence offered at the. trial, I do not see how the Lodge could have pronounced a different jUdgment than the one it did pronounce. The Lodge' acquitted the Brother, and said in so doing, that he had not transgressed the law of Masonry, because he did not conscientiously believe in the Bible account of {,he fiood, and did not believe that portion was the inspired word of God. Let the judgment of the Lodge be affirmed.

NUMBER XI. This is It memorial of WASHI:-<GTON GAU,AND, asking to be restored to his rights and privileges us a J\!ru;on. He was expelled b J' Bolivar Lodge, No. 195, and. on the order of the Grand Master, a eopy of the proceedings and evidenee has becn sent to yonr Committee. The proceedings seem to have been regular at the trial, but I ean see no use to which they can be applied in this stage of the proceedings. The view that we take of this case is, that the memorialist should first have petitioned Bolivlu Lodge for restoration, and if his petition is favorably received, and he is restored, thllt ends thc matter. If his petitiml is rejected, he may memorialize the Grand Lodge for restoration, setting out these facts in his memorial. This is the rule adopted by the Grand Lodge in 1878, and. I think it is a good one. Let the prayer of the memorialist be refused, and he be directed to petition his Lodge in the first instance.

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NUMBER XII. This is a memorial of T. II. TODHUNTF.R, who was expelled by Temperance Lodge, No. /J38. lIe hitS not applied to his Lodge for restoration, and, under the rule of ISi3, 1 think this should be done. I find alllong the papers iii the case a letter n.sking me that same questioll, if the petition should first be presented to the Lodge, bnt I have overlooked it UlltilllOW. I will state thi\.tI do not think the memorialist ought to h:we been expelled 011 the testimony. The only thing the lJOd~e found him guilty of, in the first instance, was refusing to pl1.)' $-1.50 to ft Brother that he said he did not owe. This Grund Lodge hIlS so often decided that the Lodge could not be made'a collecting agent thut we wonder at the frequency with which these things occur. I have no doubt, from ttIl the light before the Committee, that the memorialist ought to be restored, and believe that his Lodge will do it if he so petitions. Let the memorialist apply to his Lodge, in the first place, and thell, if he fails, the Grand Lodge will do him justice.

NUMBER XIII.

This is a CllSe that comes before your Committee from the Grand l\lllster. It is in the matter of the expulsion of C. J. WHITE by I,odge of Light, No. 25i. The record in the case shows that a summons wus issued to Bro. WHITE to attend a meeting of the Lodge, and pay his dues. There was no service of this summons, at all. Bro. WlIITE, at the time, was living 150 miles from the place where the Lodge was held, and his wife was on a visit to Eaglesville, when some Brother handed her the paper, which she put in her trunk and never thought of for months afterwards. In the meantime charges were preferred against Bro. WHITE-specifications, non-payment of dues; 2d. disobedience of summons. There was no service of the summons, and the result is that he was expelled for non-payment of dues. Indeed, we do not see that they had an)' evidence before'the Lodge, at all ; but they found him guilty and expelled him. This Grand Lodge has repeutedly held that a Brother cannot be expelled for nonpayment of dues. It has as often declttred that there cannot be a constructive service of It summons-that such service to he elfectllal mu~t be actual. lIclIce, we regard the whole proeecdin~s ill this case us illegal, and without the least founoatioll in law. We, therelore, recommend that the whole proceedings in this case be declared null and void, and that TIro. C. J. WHITE be restored to all his Masonic rights and privileges, the same as though said proceedings of the I,odge had never been had.

NUMBER XIV. AGENCY LoDGE, No. 10, vs. No. 3iG.

} Invasion of Jurisllietion.

KING HILL LODGE,

This is a complaint made by Agcncy Lodge agltiJlst King Hill Lodge, chargill~ the latter with receiving the petition of .JAMES DISAnT, clecting him, awl conferring the degrees upon him, when the said DISA In resided within the jurisdiction of Agellcy Lodge, and had been rejected by Agency Lodge; that this action was taken by King Hill . Lodge after notice of the facts had been given by Agency Lodge.

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If these facts arc true, it shows a wanton disregard of law and the rights of Agency Lodge by King Hill Lodge, and one that should {lot pass unnoticed.

Inasmuch as we have only one side of this case, we recommend the Grann Master to investigate, and, if the facts are as stated in the memorial, let the charter of King Hill Lodge be arrested, and the conferring of the degrees on .J AllIES DISAltT be declared without authority of law, and null and void. This Grand Lodge cannot sanction such acts as are complained of in this memorial.

NUMBER XV.

This is the petition of a great many officers and members of Lodges in the Twentyfourth Masonic District, asking the Grand Lodge to rel;tore R. n. MASON, who was expelled by this Grand Lodge at the last session. Your Committee finds that Bro. MASON has thoroughly reformed, and is now one of the leading lights in temperance matters in his section. He is a good man, and has heretofore been one of the most active Masons in that district. In view of all the facts in this case, we recommend that R. H. MASON be, and he is hereby restored to all his rights and privileges as a Mason. f

NUMBER XVI.

W. C. PAIN];

} Appeal from

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No. 370.

WILl,JAMSTOWN LODGE,

decisi~n expelling him.

In this case there were two trials in the Lodge. In the first the accused was found guilty ofthe charges Ilnd specifications, and the Lodge refused to assess a.ny punishment. The Grand l\fastcr very properly ordered a new trial, and the accused was then found guilty and expelled.

He is charged with gross lInmasonic conduct, the specifications sustain the charge, and the evidence sustains the specifications. If the evidence is true in this case, and we have no reason to doubt it, it shows the accused an unfit person to be a Mason. â&#x20AC;˘

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The trial was regular, and we see no reason for disturbi?g it. Let the judgment be affirmed.

NUM)3ER XVII.

NEEPEJt cl al, VB.

WILJ,IAMSTOWN

LODGE,

No. 370.

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Appeal from decision acquitting Bro. HAMILTON.

This case was reversed at the lastsession of the Grand Lodge on the testimony, a~d a. new trial ordere~. The members of the Lodge again vote the accused not guilty. G. L.-PRO. 5.

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We believe the testimony shows him guilty; but the members all reside at the place, and understand the circumstances and the witnesses better than we do, and we will not again disturb their finding, as there is nO law violated, and it is only a question of fact. Let the judgment be affirmed. Fraternally submitted, SAM'L H. OWENS, R. W. McMULLIN, ROBERT GUNN, P. H. CHAMBERS, R. E. ANDERSON,

Committee.

DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS.

The following Report was presented and adopted concerning District Deputy Grand Masters: ST. LoUIS, October 15th, 1878.

To the )fost Worshipful Grand Lodge of Missouri, A. F. and A. M. : The undersigned, your Committee, appointed on the Reports of District Deputy Grand Masters, beg leave to submit the folloWlllg Report : We have examined the reports from thirty-seven Masonic Districts, as follows: Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, Hi, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 48 and 49. And the following is a synopsis of the District.'>: Nos. I, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29, 31, 32, :,4, 85, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 48, 49, making favorable reports. District No. 27 reâ&#x20AC;˘ por~ Hickory Lodge, No. 27, in bad condition, financially, and asks this Grand Lodge to remit their dues. See communication attached to the Report. District No. 29 asks to be divided into two Districts, being 75 by 100 miles in extent Sce Heport for particulars. District 35 reports three Lodges not flourishing. District 49 reports one Lodge failing to meet since last February. A number complain

of members failing to pay their dues.

All of which is respectfully submitted.

J. M. MARMADUKE, W. S. WELLS, l\HLTON H. WASH,

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BY-LAWS.

The Committee on By-Laws submitted their Report, which was adopted: 1'0 the Most W.otshi1JJul Grand Lodge oj

~Missotlri,

A. F. and A. llf. :

Your Comm'ittcc on By-Laws, having examincd the By-Laws of subordinate LOllgcs submitted, would respectfully report thatThe By-Laws of Bonlcr Lodge, No. 115, are in nccordance with the By-Laws of this Grand Lodge, and we recommend thcir approval. That in theBy-Ln.ws of Marcus !.{ldgc, No. 110,)'our Committee would recommend that Articles L, II. Illld TTL, cntitled "Constitution," be strickcn out, and a ncw section added to Artlclc 1. of the By-Laws OfSltid Lodge, to rcad as follows: ,. The stated meetings of this Lod~e shall be held the Saturday on or before the full moon of cach month." That the word "summons" be stricken out, and the word "notice" be inserted instead in Article VL, Section 2, entitled" Dues, Trials, and Penalties." 1'hat the Amcndments to the By-Laws of Rural Lodgc, No. 31G, submittcd for our eOIlsideration, wc havc to my that we rccommend that Section 5, Article 1., be stricken out. In the By-Laws of Lorraine Lodge, U. D., we find that they are in accordancc with the By-Laws of this (,rand Lodge, and )'our Committec would recommend their approval, for the adoption of said Lodge when ehartercd. In the B)'-Laws of Vienna Lodge, U. D., we recommend that the word" summons," in Section 2, Articlc VL, be striekCIl out, and thc word" noticc" inscrted instead. With this correctio!l, your COlllmittee would rceommcnu t.heir upproval for the adoptioll of said Lodgc whcn chartered. The By-Laws of Oxford Lodge, LT. D., submitted to your Committee, are not in accordance with the By-Laws of this Grand Lodge, and your Committee would recommend that said Lodge, when chartered, should adopt the By-Laws recommended by this Grand Lodge for its guidance. Fraternally submitted. P. P. ELLlS. R. C. CLARK, \V. H. THOMPSON,

Committee.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS. )

The following Report on Unfinished Business was adopted: To Ihe Mosl WOJ'shinful Grand Lodge of Nissoltri, A. l!: and A: N. : Your Committee OJl Unfinbhed BusiJless report us follows:

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Action in regard to the recognition of the Grand Lodge of Isle of Cuba was postponed until the present communication. Page 38, Proc. 1877., Your Committee also find report due from Committee on Burial Lot. Committee consists of Most Worshipful Bro. JNO. W. LUKE, Bros. nEXTER S. CROSBY and ClUS. F. VOGEl__ Page 65, Proc. 1877. We also find report due from Committee on Sojourners from Other Grand Lodges. Committee consists of Most Worshipful Brm'. SAMUEl, H. OWENS, JAMES E. CADLE and Hight Worshipful Bro. MARTIN COI.LlNS. Page 65, Proc. 1877. Your Committee also find that action is required at the present communication of this Grand Lodg-e upon Amendments to By-Laws, offered at the last regular communication, by Bros. C. W. OVERMAN and WlIf. HORD. See Appendix, Proc. 1877. V. O. SAUNDERS, A. J. SATTERLEE, I. STARKEY,

Committee.

CHARTERED LODGES.

The Committee on Chartered Lodges reported as follows, and the same was adopted: To the Most lV01'shipful Grand Lodge of Missonri, .A. P. and A. JE.: Your Committee on Chartered Lodges would respectfully submit the following Report. We have examined the reports of all the Lodges received to date and submitted to us by the Grand Secretary: We find the reports of the following Lodges correct: Nos. 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13,14, 16,20,22,23, 24, 27,28,30, 31,32, 33, 34,35, 36,38, 40, 11,42, 43,44, 45,46, 47, 48,49,56, 59, 61,62, 64, 67,68,69, 71,74, 75,77, 78,80, 81, 82,85,87, S9, 90, 96,97,105, 107, 115, 117, 120, 124, 125, 126, 127, 132, 134, 136, 137, 138, HO, 145, 147, 149, 156, 157, 160, 161, 163, 164, 166, 167, 169, 170, 172, 174, 175, 177. 179, 180, 182, 186, 189, IH2, 194, 195, 196, 198, 209, 211, 213, 215, 216, 218, 219, 220, 222, 225, 227, 236, 240, 243, 244, 24ii, 21li, 247, 248, 250, 251, 254, 256, 258, 261, 262, 263, 266, 267, 268, 271, 279, 280, 281, 285, 286, 287, 291, 293, 294, 295, 2'36, 298, 302, 303, 310, 311, 315, 317, 323, 325, 328, 333, 334, 335, ~~~~34~3~~,~,35~~,35~3~~,~~~~~~~~3~~~~~~~~~

380, 381, 382, 383,384, 385, 390, 395, 401, 402, 406, 408, 411, 413, 415, 418, 420, 423, 425, 428, 430, 431, 435, 437, 438, 441, 444, 4M>, 446, 447, 451, 453, 455, 456, 467, 468, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 476, 477, 482, 483, 484, 486, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 494, 495, 501.

Incorrect recapitulation: Nos. 10, 11, 19, 57, 58, 66, 72, 76, 79, 83, 86, 93, 98, 99, 100, 102, 113, 1U, 118, 122,131, 133, 139,141,142, 143, 146, 148, 155, 158,162,165,173, 176, 183, 184, 185, 188, 201, 202, 205,.206. 208, 214, 223, 224, 2:-15, 242, 249, 255, 257, 265, 26!l, 270, 275, 276, 288, 289, 297, 299, 300, 304, 312, 316, 319, 320, 322, 331, 332, 337, 341, 345, 353, 358, 370, 371, 373, 374, 377, 386, 388, 389, 394, 396, 397, 398, 399, 403, 410, 412, 414, 416, 121, 422, 424, 427, 439, 440, 443, 449, 457, 459, 169, 481, 487, 496, 498, 500. No recapitulation: Nos. 144, 231, 404. No place of meeting: No. 235.

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, No post-office address: No. 282. Names of some of the officers omitted: Nos. 141, 142, 226, 228, 429, 432,

5, 25, 2(), 41, 54. 55, 60, 70, 76, 79, 14::l, 144, 151, 154, 173, 176, 178, 233, 249, 252, 253, 264, 272, 306, '134, 457, 458, 460, '164, 465, 478,

92, 98, 99, 110, 118, 119, 123, 129, 131, 133, 135, 139, 184, 187, 190, 201, 204, 208, 210, 212, 214, 217, 22:~, 314, 324, 337, 348, 363, 388, 389, 393, 398, 400, 404," 492, 497, 499.

The following arc not authcnticated with the seal of the Lodge: Nos. IS, 73, 78, 129, 135, If>4, 155, 200, 205. 207,217, 228,231, 237, 238, 260, 276, 283,304, 305, 308, 309, :382, 343, 846,.374, 387, 391, 397, 403, 405, 417, 422, 426, 427, 440, 465, 478, 492, 497, 498, 500, 502. No date of charter given: Nos. 15, 18, 26, 53, 98, 141, 292, 356, 434, 465. Not signed by Worshipful

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Nos. 4, 17, 54, 103, 202, 228, 238, 252, 290, 307, 355, 374, 426, 500. Not signed by Secretary: Nos. ;>4, 205, 217, 417, 500, Not alphabetically arranged: Nos. 70, 259, 394, 481. No time of meeting given: Nos. 11,345, 434. Your Committee is of the opinion that, should the Worshipful 'Masters and Secretaries of the subordinate Lodges pay closer attention to the printed forms issued by the Grand Lodge. fewer mistakes would occur. In the matter of Bee-Hive Lodge, No. 393. referred to us, we would suggest that said Lodge imitate the activity and diligence of the busy bee, whose name they have appropriated, and relieve themselves. Frat.ernallY submitted, JAMES A. GORDON, JOHN E. BARNES, R. F. DUNN, G. L. LOVE, R. T. RAILEY, W. S. STOCKWELL, J. H. KINNEAR, H. B. BU'l'TS, C01nmiUee.

CENTRAL FEMALE COLLEGE.

The Special Oommittee on the Central Female (late Masonic) College }:eported as folloW's:

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To tlw ltlost Worshipfu.l Grand Lodge of Missouri, A. F. and A. M.: Your Committee, to whom was referred the memorial of Central Female College, of Lexington, Mo., praying the Grand Lodge to release them from the operation of a certain condition ill the deed, made by this Grand Lodge to them in 1871, under the name of the Marvin Female Institute, wherein said parties were required to raise fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for an endowment, and for the purpose of repairing and extending said College property, and that the Grand Lodge will waive all its rights under said condition, would respectfully recommend1. That the prayer of said petition be granted. 2. That the Grand Master be hereby empowered and direetcd to execute to said Central Female College the necessary conveyance to carry out the ltbove named object. prOVided nothing therein contaiJled shall be construed to relieve said Ccntl'ltl Female College from its obligation to maintltin at all times a first-elass female school, in accordance with said original deed, and to keep said property in good order, and to furnish and keep up all the necessary apparatus to at all times maintain said school in accordance with the spirit and intent of said original conveyance.

All of which is respectfully and fraternally submitted. J. E. CADLE, W. l\L WILLIAMS, L. A. HALL, Committee.

. MEMORIAL.

JOHN H. COOPER, at one time a member of the late Wyaconda Lodge,No. 24, having been suspended by said Lodge for non-payment of dues, prior to its surrender of charter, memorialized the Grand Lodg'c to restore him to the privileges of Masonry. On motion the prayer of the petitioner was granted, and the Grand Secretary directed to issue him a Grand Lodge Dimit upon payment of his dues (five dollars).

VISALIA LODGE, No. 128, CALIFORNIA.

The Special Committee on the claim of the above Lodge against Mitchell Lodge, No. 229, Missouri, submitted a Report, which was read, discussed, and, on motion, recommitted. Subsequently the Committee pre~ented their Report, which was adopted, and is as follows:

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HALL, ST. LOUIS, October 16, 1878.

To tlle Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of .Missouri, A. F. and A. M.:

Your Committee to whom was referred the matter of the claim of Visalia Lodgc, No. 128, California, VB. Mitchell Lodge, No. 229, Columbus, Missouri, would respectfully bcg leave to report that they have carefully investigated the facts in the ease so far Its they arc shown by the papers, and find that one Bro. Thos.Matthews, a memberof Mitchell Lodge, went to California several years ago. While there he petitioned !lnd received the Chapter degrees ·in California; subsequently he was taken sick, lingered and died. During his sickness he was taken charge of by Visalia Lodge, nurses hired, burial clothes procured, coffin furnished, and he was buried decently. For these services, Visalia Lodge present'> a bill for $183, and asks thq.t the same be refunded·by Mitchell Lodge. Mitchell Lodge declines to pay it, upon the ground that at the time of his decease Bro. Matthews was the owner, in his own right, of real and personal property in California, more than sufficient to have paid his funeral expenses; and that Visalia Lodge ought to have looked to his estate for reimbursement. Upon this question there is a conflict of testimony, Visalia Lodge contending that he was worth nothing, and that after his death they made search and could tind nothing. We regret that this controversy should have arisen between a Lodge of our own jurisdiction and one of a sister jurisdiction, especially upon a question of so dclicate ll. nature; and while the bill may seem exorbitant, yet it is one of that peculiar nature that the good judgment and Masonic integrity of the Lodge performing the services should not have been questioned; and if the deceased Brother's estate was sufficient to repay the amount, we submit whether it was not rather the duty of his own Lodge than of a foreign Lodge, who so kindly cared for him while away from his Masonic home, to pay the bill and seek reimbursement from his estate. We think the question involved one that should be settled be·tween the Lodges concerned, without seeking the interposition of the Grand Lodge thereon, if possible. The spirit of our decisions and resolutions on this subject heretofore made would seem to establish B'e doctrine that these claims ought to be paid by subordinate Lodges in our own jurisdiction, when they have the ability to do so; and we sce no r~on to depart from this rule in the case before us, upon the facts submitted to your Committee. We, therefore, recommend that Mitchell Lodge, No. 229, pay the claim of Visalil1. Lodge, No. 128, if it has the ability so to do; and in case it has 'not the means on hand, that it correspond with said Visalia Lodge in a fraternal spirit, and adjust the matter in a way satisfactory to aU parties: R. E. ANDERSON, XEN. RYLAND, S. H. SAUNDERS, Committee.

CHARITY.

The Committee on Charity reported, and the Report was adopted. A motion to reconsider prevailed. The Report was discussed at some length, and again adopted, and is as follows:

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1b tlte Most Worshipful Gmnd Lodge of )[issouri, A. F: and A. )[.:

Your Committee on Charity beg leave to submit the following Report: The only applications for charity before your Committee are by the following named LodgeS, to wit: Concord Lodge, No. 154; Spring Hill Lodge, No. 155; Calhoun Lodge, No.1S4; Myrtle Lodge, No. 338, and Lock Spring- Lodge, No. 488, all of which petition the Grand Lodge for the remission of Grand Lodge dues, on the ground of the destruction of their several Lodge halls and other property by fire. Your Committee are of the opinion, except under extraordinary circumstances, that the destruction of the property of a Lodge by fire is not sufficient ground to warrant the Grand Lodge in remitting the Grand' Lodge dues of the Lodge whose property is so destroyed. Lodges should keep their property insured. Your Committee, therefore, recommend that all of said applications be not allowed. . All of which is fraternally submitted. G. L. FAULHABER, B. G. WILKERSON, COn/,m:ittec.

LODGES UNDER DISPENSATION.

The Committee on Lodges Under Dispensation presented a Report, found below. On motion, the Report was divided, and all adopted except that portion which referred to Polo Lodge. After some discussion of the question, and the reading of a protest from King Hiram IJodge, No. 309, that part concerning Polo Lodge, granting a charter to the same, was adopted, and the Report adopted as a whole: To tlw Most Worshi:pful Gmnd I-odge of )[issouri, A. P. and A. )[.: Your Committee on Lodges Under Dispensation would respectfully submit the follow" ing report: We have examined the records and returns of the following Lodges, and find them correet, and recommend that charters be issued to them as follows; Brumley Lodge Polo Lodge Wm. D. Muir Lodge Hallsville Lodge Royal Lodge Civil Bend Lodge 11o.ck'sCreek Lodge De 'Witt Lodge Defiance Lodge : Vienna Lodgc Meramec J.,odge .Tewel Lodge Gothic Lodgc

Brumley ' l'olo Pilot Grove Hallsvillc :r.1ooresyille Civilllend Mack's Crcck De Witt.. Defiance Vienna Eurekll. Pleasant Hill ].loberly

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'Miller County. Caldwell County. Cooper County. Boone County. Livibgstone Co. Dllviess County. Camdcn County. Carroll County. Worth County. Maries County. St. Louis County. Cas8 County. Randolph County.

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Island City Lodge Barnes Lodgc Lorrainc Lodge

Island City Gravel Point Lorrainc

Gentry County. Texlls County. Harrison County.

The record books and returns of Oxford Lodge, Itt Oxford. Worth County, and of Wilson Lodge, at Shawneetown, Cape Girardeau County, have been examined by us, and we find them to be correct; hut the membership of these Lodges is very small, and they seem to be doing little. if any, work, and we decline to recommend It ehltrter. but sug-g-est that they be continued under Dispensation'another year. Havl1na Lodg-e, at Havana, Gentry County, failed to send up its re~ord book, but in lieu of same sent a transcript thereof. We call the attention of the Brethren of this Lodge to Book of Constitutions, page 121, section 17. The record book, itself, must he before the committe,e. We reccommend that their'Dispensation be continued. • Apetition for a new Lodge at Chain of Rocks, Lincoln Count;.. has been 1l1id bcfOl'e the committee. The necessary recommendations do not accompany the petition, and we suggest that it be referred to the next Grand l\laster to be acted upon as he, after investigation. may think right, as there is not sufficient evidence before the committee that the law regUlating the issuing of Dispensations has been complied with. Mendota Lodge, at Protem, Taney County. has not sent up its record book. Let it be contumed under Dh,-pensation until the next sessiou of the Orand Lodge. We recommend that the jewels, furniture, etc., of the late Live Oak Lodge, whose , charter was arrestcd, be donated by the Grand Lodge to Jewel Lodge. The committee had before it a protest from King Hiram Lodge, No. 309, against the formation of Polo Lodge. It seem!; that the Dispensation for the formation of Polo Lodge was granted without the consent of King Hiram Lodge, notwithstanding the jurisdiction of the latter Lodge will be affected by theformntion of this new Lodge. 'fhis, no doubt. was the result of an oversight. The Brethren of the new Lodge havc built them a hall, furnished the Sllme. procured charts, jewels, etc., and arc working well. They have gone to considerable expense, and the two Lodges nearest to them earnestly request under the cireumstanees that a charter be granted them. The prot{)st was adopted by King Hiram Lodge at a meeting at which only ten members out of a membership of fifty-three were present. If this were before the committee upon a Petition for a Dispensation, we should unhesitatingly refuse it, and no doubt the Dispensation ought not, under the circumstances, to have been granted, and would not bavc becn, doubtless, but hy reason of oversight. Under the peculiar circumstances. however. in which we find the Brethren of this new Lodge situated, we think it would be an injustice to them to withhold It charter; and we have, therefore. concluded, after some hesitation, to recommend that it be granted. Petitions have bcen presented for Dispensations for new Lodges as follows: King's Point Lodge Coal Spring Lodge New Home Lodge

King·s Poiiit Coal Spring New Home

DadeCounty. Johnson County. Bates County.

We arc unable to determine, from the evidence before us, whether or not the good of the Craft will be subserved by establishing these Lodges, and the incoming Grand Master can make the necessary investigation and act upon the same more intelligently than your Committee. We thercfore recommcIHl that the petitions be l'eferred to the Grand Master elect for his action. All of which is respectfully submitted. HORACE W. POCOKE, D. 1\1. FERGUSON, O. DAVIS, W. M. WILLIAMS, B. F. BUZARD, Cummittee.

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Most vVorshipful Bro. CARNEGY, Past Grand l\:Iaster, offered a resolution, which was adopted, refunding to yYyacouda Lodge, No. 24, the sum of $10.50, Grand Lodge dues for 1878. The Grand Secretary presented a statement showing the amount o~ money received by him for the yellow fever sufferers in the South, and how the same had been disbursed. Bro. J. W. ~UKE furnished a statement of what had been raised by the Masons in St. I.Jouis, and placed in his hall(~s for distribution in the plague-stricken districts of the South. Both statements were ordered printed in the journal of the . Grand Lodge, and will be found elsewhere. At 6 o'clock P'. M. the Grand Master called the Grand Lodge from labor until 9 o'clock to-morrow morning.

THIRD DAY. ST. LOUIS, October 17, 1878. Grand Lodge was called to order at 9 o'clock Grand Master.

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Grand Officers in their respective positions. Prayer by the Grand Chaplain, Rev. C. C. WOODS. The journal of yesterday's proceedings read and approved. Bros. JOHN R. PARSON and WILLIAM H. THOMPSON were added to the Committee heretofore appointed on Burial Lot;

AMENDMENTS TO BY-LAWS.

Proposed amendments to the Grand Lodge By-Laws were read a third time. They are herewith appended:

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Resolved, That Section 2 of Article XVI. of the By-Laws of the Grand Lodge be so altered as to read, "No Lodge shall confer the three degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry for a less sum than twenty dollars."

SAM'L H. SAUNDERS.

ARTICLE SEVENTH. Scction Elevcn. District Deputy Grand Masters shall bc competent and serve as District Lecturers, and receive such compensation for their services as actually expended in visiting Lodges-not to cx~eed one visit and fonr <toll aI's expenses (avcrage) for eueh Lodge visited per annum-said annual expenses to be audit~d and paid hy the Grand Lodge. Section Twelve. All expcnses for special or additional visits of District Dcputy Urand Masters to bc paid by the Lodges requiring such visits.

ARTICLE EIGHTH. GRAND LECTURER.

Add to Section Threc, after the words" Grand Lodge," "when invited by District Deputy Gr~nd Master, or Lodges, and his expenses paid by them. Wl\f. B. DRESCHER.

Resolved, That Article 1., Section 1, of By-Laws of this Gmnd Lodge, be so amended as to strike out" October," and insert" November" in place thereof, as the time of the annual meeting.

T. M.LUCE. P. P. ELLIS.

GRAND SECRETARY'S REPORT.

The Grand Secretary presented his Report (No.2), which was adopted, and is as found below: FINANCIAL. I herewith present an exhibit of the fiscal affairs of the Grand Lodge. In doing so I call your attention to the fact that a very large part of the funds of the Grand Lodge are now on deposit in the Third National Ba:lk of St. Louis. This grows out of the fact that our Grand Treasurer, Right Worshipful Bro. Wm. N. Loker, made an arrangement with said bank to have charge of the funds for him. Owing to thc suspcnsion of the bank of Geo. H. Loker & Bro., the Grand Treasurer trailsferred his business arrangements, as such officer, to the Third National, directed all deposits appertainiug to his otllce to be made there, and gave that bank, as custodian of said funds, a power of attorney to pay all moneys so deposited to any legally authorized agent of this Grand Lodge.

Your Grand Secretary, as fiscal agent of the Grand Lodge, had no election in the matter in disposing of the funds, except by direction of the Grand Treasurer while in otlice.

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At the time Loker & Bro. closed their bank, I had in my possession $6,075.39. After the arrangement was made for depositing the funds with the Third National Bank, the sum mentioned was placed in that bank as a first deposit, to which have been added all moneys subsequently received. I have the reccipts of said bank for the sum of $8,331. funds for 1878. ,

Prior to the failure of the Loker bank. I had deposited with Bro. Wm. N. Loker, as Grand 'frelLsurer, the sum of $1,791l.45. This amount was received during the year for charter fees, back dues, Dispensation fees, dues from members of defunct Lodges, and three copies of reprint. All the moneys received as Grand Lodg-e dues, and charter fees, for the year commencing September 1, 1878, are on deposit in the Third National Bank, and at your disposal. There is also on deposit in said bank, the sum of$167.65-ltl1l0nnt received since the closing of the Loker bank, as back dues and money from dead Lodges. Moneys received since this statement was compJeted and my accounts balanced with Third National Bank, will be embodied in a supplemental report. The financial affairs of the office have been conducted with a just regard to economy, and in the interests of the Grand Lodge. In the purchase of the necessary office supplies, there has been a saving of 25 per cent. In contracting for the printing of the forthcoming Proceedings of the Grand Lodge, in connection with the Report of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence, notice was given publishers that proposals wonld be received for the execution of said work. By this method a contract W88 secured at once satisfactory. both as to the price and character of the work. Seventy-five per cent. was thus saved to the Grand Lodge in the item of printing its journal of transactiolls, aggregating nearly seven hundred dollars.

ARREARAGES. There is a considerable amount due the Grand Lodge outstanding. An earnest and faithful effort was made through this office during the year to secure the unpaid claims due the Grand Lodge. I have to rcport that in Reveral instances no response was given to the notices sent and repeated. It is for the Grand Lodge to determine the future of the recusant Lodges.

COMPLAINT. There is just cause for complaint found in the fact that in corresponding with the office, and in路transmitting to it matters which appertain eXclusively to the Lodges, they should tax the Grand Lodge with excessive postage bills and exorbitant express charges. Half of tlle returns come with only part of the postn~e paid. Lodge records are sent by mail, costing letter postage from one to three dollars. A lot of sluff of some defunct Lodge is bundled up and sent by express, as ill one case costing nearly fiye dollars; the entire lot would not sell for twenty cents.

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Receipts for 1877 deposited with Gl'I1lld Treasurer J..<>]wr $ 1,796 4.') Receipts for 1877 deposited with Third National Bank ,................. 167 65 Receipts for 1878 deposited with Third National Bank :....................... 8,8:n 00

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Respectfully sUbmitted, JOHN D. VINCIL, Grand Secretary.

ACCOUNTS.

The Committee on Accounts submitted their Report, which was adopted, as follows: To the .Most Worsldpjul Grand Lodge oj Afissouri, A.

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Your Committee on Accounts of Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary bel; leave to report as follows: DR.

Balance in hands of Grand Treasurer October n, 1877 $10.848 87 Grand Secretary has collected since and paid to Grand Treasurer, as per receipts 10,294 10 $21,14297 CR.

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All of which is respect.fully Hubmitted. L. A. HALL, C. 1". VOGEL, T. O. TOWLES, Committee.

WAYS AND MEANS.

The Report ,of the Committee on Ways and Means was presented. A motion to amend the same was made, reducing

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W. GI~ANJ) MASTER. W. DEPUTY GRAND MASTER. W. SENIOR GRAND WAIWEN W ..JUNIOR GRAND WAIWEN W. GRAND TRKASUREH W. , GRAND SECRETARY

NOAII 1\1. GIVAN, of HHrrbOllville. JOSEPII S. BROWKE, of St. Joseph. WM. Boo STUBBLEFIELD, of St. Louis. JAl\IES E. CARTER, of Jefferson City. TOIIN W. LUKE, of St. Louis. JOIIN D. VINCIL, of St. Louis.

TRANSPORTATION.

The following Report was rendered by Bro.

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PARSON: ST. LoUIS, October 15, 1878.

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Your Committee 011 Transportation [tno Hotels wonld respectfully report that the St. L., 1. }'If. & Southern H'y will return Hepresentatives for one-fifth fare: the Missouri, Kansas & Tcxas, for one-third; tlw Sl. Louis & San Francisco, for onc-half, and the Keokuk Northern Line Packet Company free. meals llnd bcrths extru. . Barnum's Hotel will board Rcprcscntatives for $1.50 per day; St. Nicholas Hotel, 111.50; Laclede, $2, and Planters' House, $2. If a sufficient number of Represcntativcs would authorize the Committee ~ engago quarters for them in advance, bettcr terms could be made.

Fraternally submitted, JOHN R. PARSON, .T. A. H. LAMPTON, W. H. FOX,

Committee.

At 12:30 the Grand Lodge was called from labor until 3 o'clock this aftel'llOon.

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1'HIRD DAY-AFTERNOON SESSION. ST. LOUIS, October 17, 1878. The Grand Lodge was called to labor at 3 o'clock by the Most Worshipful Gran<l Master. Grand Officers in their several stations. Consideration of the question pending this morning was resumed. The Report of the Committee on Ways and Means was taken up, and amended as to amount of the bonds of the Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary, and adopted'as follows: 1'0 the .Most WorshiJlful Grand Lodge of Jfissouri, A.F. and A. Jf.:

YonI' Committec on Ways and Means would respectfully report as follows: We lind cash in hands of Grand Treasurer, as per Committec on Accounts, And in the hands of Gr~nd Secretary, and not paid over, about .

$ 9,653 77 7[lO 00

$10,t0377

We recommend thc following appropriations: Printing Proceedings of Grand Lodge $ 900 RCllt of Grand Secretary's Ollice............................................................... 600 Ralary of Grand Sccretary 2,000 Chairman of Committee on Foreign Corrcspondcnce................................ 50G Printing and Stutioncry............................................................................ 200 Postage....... .. . . 250 Contingent Fulld............................................................. 50 Grand 1'ylcr............................................................................................... 150 Grand Lecturer 1,000 Grand l\faster, for expense in the discharge'of his official duties............... 100 Total

00 00 00 00 GO GO

00 00 00 00 $5,75000

We recommend that the amount of $3,000, with 8 per cent. intercst, be paid to thc Second National Bank, ill compliance with agreement in compromising judgmelit Ilgainst the Grand Lodge. The Amount of $1,144.3-1, in the Loker Bank, is not at present available, hence we are unable to determine its present value. Your Committee would further recommend that the Grand Treasurer be required tQ

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give bond to the Grand Lodge in the penal sum of twenty thoulland dollars, with good and sufficient securit~', to be approved by the Grand :Master, for the faithful discharge of his duties as Grand Treasurer. Your Committee also recommend that the Grand Secretary be required to give bOl;d to this Grand Lodge in the penal sum of five thousand dollars, for the faithful performance of his duties as Grand Secretary; that he be required to pay over all money or moneys in his hands belonging to the Grund Lodge, at least once in each week, and oftener, whenever the sum in his hands shu,ll excced five hundred dollars. Respectfully submitted, J. E. CADLE, JOHN A. DOLMAN, W. R. STUBBLEFIELD,

Committee.

SPECIAL REPORT.

The Special Report on Accounts was adopted, and is as follows: To the Most WorskilJ!ul Grand Lodge of

Mi~smwi,

A. F. and A. ltl.:

Your Committee on Accounts to whom was referred the several matters hereinafter Het forth, beg leave to report as follows: .First. In case of claim of Grand Chapter for dues credited to Russell Lodge in error, we find same to be correct, and recommend that a wllrmnt for $30 be drawn for same. Second. In casc of Wadesburg Lodge, n. D., we find that the amount, in questionS30-was collected Ilnd not returned, and recommend that a warrant be drawn for the amount in favor of proper parties. Third. In the matter of Schell City Lodge, No. 448, we recommend that the referred to the Right Worshipful Grand Secretary, with power to act.

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All of which is respectfully submitted. L. A. HALL, C. F. VOGEL, T. O. TOWLI~S. Commuter.

The following, oft'eredby Bro. V. O. SAUNDER.S, was read, and, on motion, referred to a commit,tee consis ting of R. E. ANDERSON, SAMUEL H. OWENS and XENOPHON RYI.AND, with instructions to report to this Grand Lodge at its next Annual Communication. Re~()lved, That any two or more I.odges in this jurisdiction ma)' consolidate and form one Lodge by unanimous consent of all the members prc.<;cnt after duc notice that such action will be had at a regular meeting of such Lodges, to be united under the name and charter of the Lodge selected, and the property of the Lodges ceasing to exist shall become the property of the consolidated Lodge.

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CORRESPONDENC~.

Committee on Foreign Correspondence submitted a Report, which was ordered printed with the proceedings. [See

Appendix.] ORATION.

On motion of Right Worshipful Bro. JOSEPH S. BROWNE, the Grand Secretary was directed to secure a copy of the Address delivered by the Grand Orator, Rev. OREN ROOT, Jr., and have the same printed with the proceedings of this Grand Lodge. The following was adopted: Resolved, ThAt the Thirty-first District be composcd of thc counties of McDonald and Newton; that the Thirty-second Distriet be constituted of the counties of Lawrence, Barry and Stone, and that the Forty-lIrst District be constitutcd of the county of .Jasper.

JULIUS CARN.

Most Worshipful Bro. XENOPHON RYLAND presented the following resolution, which was adopted: Re<~olved, '1'hat Most Worshipful Bro. THOMAS C. READY be appointed a Committee upon the subject matter of his address concerning a historical register of this Gmnd Lodge, 'and that he be authori7,cd to incur all expense not exceedingS50 in gathering such information as he Illay deem of importallce in connection with the Craft of th is State, to be filed in the archives of the Grund T,odge for future use and refercnce, and make report at the next annual communication.

XENOPIION RYLAND:

GRAND LODGE REPRESENTATIVES.

Past Grand Master JOHN W. I.JuKE presented his credentials as Representative near this Grand Lodge, of the Grand G. L.-PRO. 6.

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Lodge of Ireland, and of Egypt. JOHN D. VINCIL presented his authority to act in a similar character, representing the Grand Lodge of Washington Territory. Both were recognized and formally welcomed in said representative character by the Grand Master.

MASONIO BURIAL LOT.

The Committee heretofore appointed to purchase ground to be used for the interment of Masons, submitted a Report. Pending its consideration, a resolution was adopted endowing the Committee hereinafter named with discretionary powers as to the purchase of a lot, if one acre of ground can be secured in Bellefontaine Cemetery for one thousand dollars. It was also ordered, upon motion of Bro. S. H. SAUNDERS, Past Grand Master, that when such Masonic burying lot is secured, that, the Committee be directed to have removed thereto, the remains of Past Grand Master B. W. GROVER.

The Report was then adopted, and is as follows: To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Missouri, A. F. and A. !tf.: The Committee appointed at last communication to procure by provisional purchase, ground of one or - - acres for a burial ground, would respectfully report that they have diligently examined into the whole subject, with the following results: Pirst. One or more acres can be purchased within a radius of six miles from the city for the sum of $250 per acre, to which would have to be added expense of fencing in and improving thc same, about $150 per acre; also of a house for residence of keeper, which would be about $.500. Such an investment for the bencfit of the Grand Lodge, if limited to one acre, would not, in the opinion of your Committee, carry out the views of the members of the Gmnd Lodge; if increased to five acres, it would be too expensive for the purposes to wh ieh your Committee understand the ground is to be devoted, viz: the burial of deceased sojourners; and it is certainly not thc desire of the Grand Lodge to ente~ into a speCUlation lly selling lots in the contemplated llurial ground.

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&cond. We have been offered one acre of ground in the Wesle~'an Cemetery for $1,000. This cemetery is sitnated about eight miles out on the Olive Street Road; the grounds arc barc of timber, and a visit to them did lIot impress us favorably with the ma.nlIer ill which they lay, which, added to the distltncc from the city, makes us consider the sclection of ground there not a good one.

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Third. We have nothing definite to report as to the price of sufficient ground in Bellefontaine Cemetery, not being authorized to make an~' proposition to that ltssociation; but if one acre could be obtained in that cemetery' for the sum of $1,000, we should give that location the preference over any other.

There is a project on foot among some of the city Lodges, to ~et up a joint stock company for the purpose of purchasing five or more acres of ground for a general Masonic burial ground, holders of paid-up stock having the right to exchange in payment Jlro tanto of any lots they may desire to purchase, the cost of groul1ds, improvements il.lld expenses of maintaining same to be paid out of sale of lots to Masons and their families exclusively. In such cemetcr,r sutIicient ground might be purchased awl set apart by the Grand Lodge for the interment of deceased sojourners exclusively. In vie,v of the foregoing statements, your Committee would recommend that the subjeet matter be referred to a committee, to report on same at the next annual communication of the Grand I.odge. li't'aternally submitted, J. W. LUKE, JNO. R. PARSON, W. H. THOMPSON, C01nm'iltee.

Under the' recommendation above for the appointment of a committee, the same Brethren-LuKE, PARSON and THOMP· SON-were constituted snch committee.

AMENDMENTS TO BY-LAWS.

Bro. J. W. LURE, for the Committee, presented the following, which was read and ordered printed' in the journal of the Grand Lodge: To th.e Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of }fi,wmri, A.

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and A. M.:

Your Committee, to whom was referred so much of the Addrc..·'.s of the Grand l\faster 0.<;; relates to .. trials for non-pll.yment of dues," would respectfully submit thefollowillg amendments to By-Laws of the Grand IA>dge: First Amendment. In Article XVIII., Section 1, strike out first subdivision, and • insert the following: .. First."-When a member of a Lodge is in arrears in the amount of twelve months dues, he shall be notified in writing of his delinquency by the Secretary, either in person or by lllail to his last known place of address, giving the amount of dues owed by him. Should the delinquency continue for one month after such notice having been given or sent, the Worshipful Master· shall, at the next regular meeting of the Lodge, order a notice to be sent to him by the Secretary, in same manner as before, under the seal of the Lodge, giving the amount of all dues owed by him at that date, and for how long accrued, and requiring him to appear at the next regular meeting of the Lodge, happening two months after such noticc being seut, to show cause why he shouldllot be

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suspended for non-payment of dues. Such a notice delivered in person, or sent by mail to the member's last known place of residence, shall in all respects be considered proper charge3 and specifications upon which to base a trial. At the regular meeting, stated in the last mentioned notice, should the accused fail to appear, his dues still remain unpaid, and no remission of same, or extension of time for payment be granted, the Lodge shall proceed to try the case; the issue shall be decided after all proofs have been submitted, by a vote by ballot, of two-thirds of the members present, for or lLKainst, such vote, if against the accused, shall cany with it the sentence of suspension, until dues are paid-pa)'ment of dues at any time shall stop ull proceedings, and reinstate a member so suspended, if paid up to the date of suspension. Provided that all resident members shall be notified of time and purpose of any meeting at which a trial for non-payment of dues is to be had. Second Amendment. Amend Article XVII!., Section 1, subdivision second, by inserting after the word" Second" in the first line, the following: A member of a Lodge, may be proceeded against by trial, for violation of the :Moral or :Masonic law, in the following manner, viz: All of which is fraternally submitted. J. W. LUKE, JAB. E. CARTER, MARTIN J. HUBBLE, CommiUee.

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS REJECTED.

Proposed amendments to the By-IJllWS, submitted last year, were taken up, read severally, discussed and voted upon in their order. They were not adopted.

OFFICE RENT.

A motion concerning office ren't was presented, discussed,路 and finally referred to th~ incoming Grand Secretary.

THANKS.

Bro. MAYO offered the following, which was adopted: Rcsott'cd, That the thanks of this Grand Lodge be, and the same are, hereby tendered to the Keokuk Northern Line Packet Company, the St. Louis, Iron l\Iountain and SOllthern

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Railway, the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway, and the Missouri, Kansas and TexasRailroad, who have extended favors to the mcmbers of this body by furnishing reduced rates of transportation, Also to thc hotels which granted reduccd rates to the members of this body. WM. H. M:AYO, JOHN D. VINCIL.

INSTALLATION.

The labors of the Fifty-eighth Annual Communication having been brought to a conclusion, Most Worshipful Bro. THOMAS C. READY, Grand Master, proceeded to instaq the following Grand Officers, having appointed Bro. J. A. H. LAl\fPTON Grand Marshal: JOSEPH s. nROWNI~, of St. Joscph Wl\I. R. STVBBLEFIELD, of 81. Louis .lAS. E. CAH.TER, of Jeffcrson City JOHN W. LUKE, of 81. Louis JOHN D. VIKCIL, of St. Louis

DEPUTY GRAND MASTER. GRAND SENIOR WARDEN. GRAND JUNIOR WARDEN. GRAND TREASURER. GRAND SECRETARY.

The Grand Master elect being absent, t~e Deputy Grand Master, J OSIU>H S. BROWNE, made the following appointments for the Grand Master:

APPOINTMENTS. GRAND CHAPLAIN "

REV. JOHN E. BARNES, Licking. REV. C. C. WOODS, Booneville. ....................................REV. THOS. J. FERRELL, Platte City. ....................................REV. H. C. DUNCAN, Kansas City. ....................................REV. S. LOEWEN, St. Louis . ....................................Rr:v. S. FINIS KING, Warrensburg. ....................................REV. E. S. DULIN, D. D., St. Joseph. GRAND LECTtJRER ALLAN McDOWELL, Greenfield. COl\L ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE..JOHN D. VINCIL, 81. Louis. GRAND SENIOR DEACON LEE A.HALL, Louisiana. GRAND JUNIOR DEACON G. L. FAULHABER, Sedalia. GRAND MARSHAL JOHN R. PARSON, St. Louis. ..................................... WILLJS E. MAYNARD, Joplin. GRAND SWORD BEARER R. W. McMULLEN, Hillsboro.

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B. PETER BAILEY, Fulton. J. M. RITCHEY, Newtonia. XEN. RYLAND, Lexington. B. G. WILKERSON, Sedalia. I•. W. TURNER, Sturgeon. GEO. THORP, St. Louis.

Following the installa.tion the Proceedings were read and approved, and at 8 o'clock p .• l\{' the Grand Lodge was closed in AMPLE FORM by Most Worshipful Grand Master T. C. READY, preceded by sacred song-praj'er led by Grand Chaplain BARNES. JOHN D. VINCIL, Grand

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ADDENDA. Owing to the enforced absence of the Grand Master elect, Most Worshipful Bro. N OAR M. GIVAN, his installation could not take place. As he was called home by telegraph to minister to a sick child, which subsequently died,. Grand Master READY, in company with the Grand Secretary, went to Warrensburg on the 22d o~ October, 1878, and duly installed Most Worshipful Bro. N OAR M. GIVAN, into the office of Grand Master of Masons of Missouri, in the presence of a large number of the Craft. Corinthian I.Jodge, No. 265, had been convened for that special purpose by RightWor路 shipful Bro. GEO. n.. HUNT, D. D. Grand Master of the Forty-fourth Masoni(~ qistrict, under instructions of Most Worshipful Bro. T. C. READY. After his installation, Grand MasterGIYAN made the following appointments: CHAIRMEN OF STANDING COMMITTEES. JURISPRUDENCE GRIEVANCE RETURNS OF LODGES U. I> RETURNS OF CHARTERED LODGES TRANSPORTATION ANI> 1I0TI拢LS REPORTS OF D. D. G. M .F OREIGN CORRESPONDENCE CHAIRMAN HISTORICAL COMMIT'l'EE

'l'HOMAS E. GARRETT, St. IAluis. SAMUEL H. OWENS, California. CHAS. F. VOGEL, St. Louis. JA8. B. AUS'l'IN, St. Louis. JOHN R. PARSON, St. Louis. JOHN W. LUKE, St. J,Quis. JOHN D. VINCIL, St. JAluis. THOS. 9. READY, St. Louis.

DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS. 1st DISTRICT-S. W. n. CARNEGY, Canton. 2d JOHN URE, Hannibal. ad LEE A. HALL, l,Quisiana. 4th WILLIA1\[ H. CRENSHAW, New Salem. rlth HORACE W. POCOKE, Montgomery City. 6th W. W. GARTH, Columbia. 7th A. B. McGAFFEY, Moberly. 8th DAVlD BAIRD, Kirksville.

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9th DISTRICT-G. W. WILSON, Queen City. W. K. McGRATH, Trenton. 10th TOBIAS B. SHERER, Bethany. 11th A. M. DOCKERY, Gallatin. 12th B. F. RECORDS, Liberty. 13th D. P. WALLINGFORD, St. Joseph. 14th JAMES S. HART, Mound City. 15th JAMES B. AUSTIN, St. Louis. 16th JOHN H. PUGH, Union. 17th ARAUNAH PARKHURST, Fa~mington. !8th WILLIAM B. WILSON, Cape Girardeau. 19th J. H. B1<:THUNE, Charleston. 20th 21st VAN. H. HARRISON, Clarkton. JO}<~L D. YANCEY, Piedmont. 22d .J. F. BENNETT, Caledonia. 23d D. M. CAUGHILL, Chamois. 24th J. M. ORCHARD, Salem. 25th JOHN E. BARNES, Licking. 26th II. B. HAMILTON, Jefferson City. 27th JOHN W. FARRIS, Lebanon. 28th J. W. ROBERTSON, Ozark. 29th JONATHAN E. TEFFT, Springfield. 30th J. M,. RITCHEY. Newtonia. 31st E. P; LINZEE, Mt. Vernon. 320 Sad SEYMOUR HOYT, Greenfield. J. G. MIDDLECOFF, Clinton. 3.'>th F. H. CLARK, East Lynne. 36th 37th P. G. WOODS, Versailles. 38th W. M. WILLIAMS, Boonville. 39th HORACE W. WINSOR, Lexington. W. E. WHITING, Kansas City. 40th 41st JOHN T. RUFFIN, Carthage. 42d RICHARD W. McMULLIN, Hillsboro. 43d PETER GODFREY, Fulton. 44th GEORGE R. HUNT, Warrensburg. A. J. SATTERLEE, Crescent Hill. 45th REUBEN BARNEY, Chillicothe. 46th 47th L. A. BARITEAU, Maryville. 48th SAM'L l\L EDWARDS, Mexico. 49th MILTON HELWIG, Cameron. 50th H. II. HEDGES, Weston.

JOHN D. VINCIL, Grand Secretary.

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Was a Mason for 55 years. Served his Lodge as Master. Wal'; 'frell.cmrer, Leetllrer, 'Warden, Dpputy, and Grand Master of the Gmnd Lodge. WI\,.':; II member of the Gral\(l Lodge for more than 40 )-'ears ,

and .,nood " Gmud lI,,'e' roc two te.m.-1848 and 18<9.

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VETEltAN WORKER, FAITHFUL CRAFTSMAN ANI> DEVOTED BROTHER lIAS BEEN CALI,ED I'HU;I[

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AND NOW' IS AT ltEST.

"He is not dead, but SLEEPETH." "Thy dead men shall live."

ANNUAL COMMUNICATION IN 1879. The Fifty-ninth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge will be held in St. I.Jouis, commencing at 10 o'clock, on the morning of the First Tuesday after the Second Monday (viz, the 14th day,) in October, 1879.

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REPORT ON CORRESPONDENCE. • ST. LOUIS, Mo., October 2,1878. To the ,If(),5t IVO'l'ship,(1/.l Gmnd Lodge oj Mi.<slJlI1'i:

i I herewith submit my Heport on Correspondence, reserving all explanations or

apologies for that necessary part, the" CONCLUSION." Proceedings from the following Grand Lodges have been received UIl(I reviewed. Any Grand Lodge not named in this list, may be found in a Supplemental Report, if the Pro.eeedings llre received in time; if not, the fault will Ilot be ours. ALABAMA, 1877.

NEBRASKA, 1877.

ARKANSAS, 1877.

NEVADA, 1877.

BRITISH COLUJ\IBIA, 1877.

NEW BRUNS'VICI{, 1877.

CALIFORNIA, 1877.

NEW JERSEY, 1878.

CANADA, 1877.

NORTH CAROLINA, 1877.

COLORADO, 1877.

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CONNECTICUT, 1878.

HAMPSHIRE, 1877-78. NEW YORK, 1878.

DELAWARE,1877.

NOVA SCOTIA, 1877.

DISTRICT COLUMBIA, 1877.

NEW MEXICO, 1877.

FLORIDA, 1878.

OHio, 1877.

GEORGIA, 1877.

OREGON, 1877.

IDAHO, 1877.

PENNSYLVANIA, 1877.

ILLINOIS, 1877.

PRINCE EW'D ISLAND, 1877-'48

INDIANA, 1877. IO'WA, 1878.

SOlJTH CAROLINA, 1877.

RHODE ISLAND, 1877.

INDIAN TERRITORY, 1877.

TENNESSEE, 1877.

KANSAS, 1877.

TEXAS, 1877.

KENTUCKY, 1877.

UTAH, 1877.

LOUISIANA, 1878.

VERMONT,1877.

MASSACHUSETTS, 1877.

VIRGINIA, 1877.

MARYLAND, 1877.

WEST VIRGINIA, 1877.

MICHIGAN, 1877.

WASHINGTON TERR., 1877.

MINNESOTA, 1878.

WISCONSIN, 1877.

MISSISSIPPI, 1878.

WYOMING, 1877.

MAINE, 1878. G. L:-Ap. 1.

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ALABAMA, 1877. Grand Lodge met in the city of Montg-omery, December 3,1877.

Grand l\Iast.cr Pillans being absent at the opening of the session, Henry Clay Arm8trong, D. G. M., presided. The Grand Master's Address WitS relto by the Grand Secretary and commends it.<;elfby being short and to the point. He had granted five Dispensations for the ~formation of new L-odges. His decisions are few, and not differing materially from generally accepted standards of Masonic law. . We like the sentiments expressed in the opening of the Address. I am happy to say to you that to me there appears to be a better dawning for Masonry in this State. Fewer new Lodges have, to be sure, been formed; but on the路 other hand, some of those which had bccome dormant have been recalled to life and vigor; and hetter still, fewer, very much fewer, appeals from the judgmcnts of the Lodges have been taken to this communication than usual. Indeed none until within the last fcw days. These disclo~ed oftentimes a mass of moral turpitude, and their absence proves that such unworthy members have been pretty t.horoughlr wecrled out., and the hope may now be entermined that It greater degree of moral elevatIOn may be attained under the teachings of our beautiful degrees. The Grand Lodge lost one of its old and valued members a short time previous to this session-Past Grand Master Caleb Wiley. The Committee on Memoirs state that for t.hirty路 six years, without intermission, he faithfully attended the annual communications of this Grand Lodge, and during that period, filled most of the positions of official dignity with credit and honor, and by his experience and wise counsels contributing largely towards shaping it.<; edicts and promoting its prosperity, and having twice been elected Grand Master, receiving and wearing with becoming dignity the highest honors which his Brethren could bestow, full of years and crowded with honors, loved and venerated, he has passed away, we trust, to n. seat above the starry-decked heavens, where all true Masons hope at last to arrive. The Committee on Jurisprudence rendered a Report, from which we make an extract. The following question had been asked: A Brother being tried, is found gUilty, and suspended for a definite period; he takes an appeal to the Grand Lodge, and the .appeal is sustained before the termination of the period of ~uspension. What is the position of this Brother in relation to his Lodge? The <;:ommittee answered as follows: A strict construction of Rule 19, Art. VII., of the Constitution, fixes the status of a Brother, who has been tried and suspended for a definite period. and who has taken an appeal to thc Grand Lodge, which appeal has been :;u~taincd before the terminlltiOll of the pcriod of suspcnsion, to be that oJ anunaffiliated Jlfa.son. We are happy to state the amswer was ?wt adopted. The subject with others of an important character went over to the next session of the Grund Lodge, being" re-referred to thc committee." We have no business with the affairs of our Alabama Brethren, but

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we must sny that the nnswer of Mid Committee on Jurii'prudence will lIot "pass mmter" up this way. We wish to learn as we live; therefore, BreUlren, tell us how you work the total lass oj rncmbcrship by simply slIRpendi'TIg a Brother? We have examined your Constitution (Art. VII., Sec. 19), and grant that yonI' lnw justifies the decision so far as an expelled Mason is concerned. While not disposed to argue the point, we seriou:,;ly question the correctness of a law which keeps an expelled :Mason out of his Lodge after his restoration l)y the Grand Lodge to aU the rights alld privileges of :Mnsonry, the loss of which had been caused by expulsion. If Grnlld Lodge has ground sufficient. t.o set aside the action of a subordinate, llnd rcst01'C the expelled party, why not make the restoration complete by giving him all he hud lost-membership being Pllrt of said loss? But all this aside. So far a.<; snspension affect,; the standlng of a Brother, we deny that it works n toialloss of-membership. He is suspended from membership. The tenure is. not broken or destroyed. The effect of suspension as an act is to "stay" the proce.<;s of life; when the" stay" cnds, then that which was checked or hindered, resumes its course. Life becomes as much a fw:t, with nll that belonged to it, as if suspension, hnd never intervened. :Membership from which a Brother had been mspended, follows ns necessarily as membership followed being made II. 'Master Mason. Wc are curious to know what follows suspension when II. Brother serves out the term of punishment imposed. Suppose, in Alabama, A is suspended by his Lodge for n term of two yenrs. At the end of that time the suspension ccase.~ oj Uself by force of the act putting it, as a penalty, into operation. Does it not so terminate'! We think so. Then ll.~ A is no longer under pellltlt.y, ii! he,not free from all the disabilities imposed'! We so affirm. Is there any neeessity for an act, on the part of his Lodge, reinstating him? Certainly not. Why not? Became if it becomes nece"Sary to resto're a su.~pendcd Mason to membership when the time expire.,;, the Lodge may refuse or fnil, from many Clluses to restore, and the .~u.spension becomes or amount~ to EXPlTI."ro:-< prnctically. This is an outrnge upon Masonic rights. We presume our Alabama Brethren hardly controvert this position. Accept, then, the naturnl and necessary view, that when suspension ends, A reverts to, or is found in his former standing -membership of course. What follows?

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B, of the same Lodge, is suspended for two years, but" takes an appeal t9 the Grand Lodge." His appeal is sustained. The Grand Lodge terminates the suspenf'ion before the term, originnlly fixed by the Lodge, expires. Now the Alrtbama law declare.,; the st{(tus of H, thus restored, "to be awt oj an unaffiliated ],fason." , In other words, the net of restoration makes him" an 1t1lO,tfiUated Mason." If he. like A, })ad served out his term of two years in a state of suspension, his penalty would have ceased, nnd a return to membership would have followed necessarily. But. as' he availed himself of the right of appeal, he is at once made" an unaffiliated 1\fason ", as a reward for his temerity, even though the Grand Lodge granted his prayer and restored him by terminating his sU8pension. If thltt is the manner in which the law operates in elise of llppellls, we would like to see the law at once and forev.er abolished. Indeed we cannot view the subject above mentioned in any other light than here presented. Suspension results in expulsion, and an appeal produces non-affiliation. We would pray to be excused from the legal consequences of this style of legislation. Report on Foreign Correspondence was rendered by Bro. Oliver S. Beers "for the Committee." The Proceedings of forty-four Grnnd Lodges were ably and fraternally reviewed-the !teport covering one hundred and ninety }lages. Missouri is kindly noticed, and our loss tenderly mentioned, Of Bro. Gouley there is the following mention:

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We may not now recall the horrors of the confia~ration which destroyed his body, hut could not conquer the soul so stayed on immortality; nor is this the proper time or the opportunity smted to the expression of the sentiments of respect and eulogy which "til' our thoughts to speak in praise of Brother Gouley as a man, a citizen. and It Mason. At some other and more appropriate time. when by offldal announcement his.s.ieath shall claim our reportorial attention, we will endeavor to record" in memorirrm" his Masonic Character, worth and deeds. "'ith the Heport, as well afo! the Proceedings of our Alabama Bretliern, we are delighted. Their is a free, ffl\nk and pleR$Rnt tl)nc pen'ading the former, Rnd II stmng bnsiness style about the latter. Speaking of Bro. Oouley's last Repollt the committee say: This report is his eleYenth (11th) annual deliverance as correspondent, and the realization that it is his last fills us with regret that so bright a light in the ~fu.'~mic Zodiac is extinguished and gone. Let who will succeed him, he may well pray for Elisha's mantle to d~scenct upon lmd prepare him for the mighty work. . As his successor we have prayed in yain for the mantle of our predecessor to fall upon us. There is no one to wear the mantle of Goule)'. Whcn Elijah was taken, Elisha received his mantle. We have never read an account of the mantle falling upon anyone after Elisha ceased to wear and use it. When O'Sullivan, our old prophet, was taken, twelve years ago, ElishlL received the mantle, and right worthily did Gouley wear it. But as his successor, we have not found it, and felLr it will never be known among us in Missouri again. We arc sad to be the succes.~or of one we cannot succeed. In this department of work we feel our insufficiency deeply, and acknowledge the worth of Bro. Gouley willingly. Brethren will not measure us, in our first effort, by the peerless predecessors who graced the chair of Foreign Correspondence in Missouri so long. We append statistics of Alabama and close our reyiew: STATISTICS.

Number of Chartered Lodges...................................................................................

490

Work.

Number Initiated " Pu.<;sed Raised Affiliated Reinstated Dimitted Died Suspended

.. 1,076 950 . 935 . 812 . . 64 . 884 301 . 344 .

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81 23,739

HENRY CLAY ARMSTRONG, Suspension, G. M. DANIEL SAYRE, Montgomery, G. Sec.

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ARKANSAS, 1877. The thirt.y-ninth session of this Grand Lodge convened in Little Rock, October 8,1877. M. W., Bro. M. M. McGuire, G. M., present and presiding.

One hundred Lodges were represented. Three hundred and thirty-seven Lodges are reported as making up the strength of that jurisdiction. Nearly one-third were represented in the Grand Lodge. Reported membership of the State, 8.291. We presume the Lodges wi11 average twenty-five members per Lodge. Taking off the heav)-' membership of the larger Lodges, it will occur to anyone that in Arkansas, as in many other juri~dictions. there are some Lodges that have barely enough strength to live, or in other words, members sufficien( to "keep house." It need surprise no one if some bTeak 11]) housekeeping. The Address of Bro. McGuire is what may be styled elegant and sound. His exordium is eminently chaste, and contains It grateful recognition of the mercies of a Gracious Providence. The Grand Master says, in large words, that" MEN are WANTED" in his jurisdiction. When we first saw the sentence, the thought occurred wh)' this scarcity of the male gender in Arkansas. Have the" lords" left and gone to Utah? Closer investigation revealed the Teal wants of our M. W. Brother. Let him be heard for himself. MEN WANTED! Give us men, made in the image of their Creator, and Masonry will have no trouble in convillcin~ the world of its good effects. We need to elevate the standard hig-h; none but the worthy should find an entrance through our portals. The internal should be inspected more than the external. Thellpplicant may have two feet, two hands, and a big head, and yet be destitute of a heart, and, if so, we opine he wants more of being" a perfect man," according to the Masonic rule, than he would with a full grown 11eart and a missing foot. To which we respond: Give us more men whom GOD made. Our sister jurisdiction was unfortunate in the preceding year, having lost, by fire, all the records, etc., of the Gnmd Lodge. The Grand !llllster sa)'s: So quickly did the fire progress, that the lodge-room, nor the Grand Secretary's office, was opened. We have lost all the records, books, papers, etc., pertaining to the Grand â&#x20AC;˘ Secretary's offiee, a valuable literary and Masonic library, the latter emlJracillg all the Proceedngs of our own Grand Lodge, bound find unbound, except those of the year 1876, . whicl) had not been delivered by the printer, alsu the Proceedings of our sister Grand Lod/l"es, man)' of which had been bound. Of our jewels, the Grand Master's was saved, havmg been taken out for a special purpose. We deepl)' i:iympathize w{th the Grand Lodge, and especially with the Grand Secretary. in being burned out of house and home. The fire demon seems to have "gone for". our Brethren down there. The Grand Master had a "house warming" not provided for in the bills. He says: On the 12th February last my printing office at Dardanelle Wll.~ totally destroyed in the great conflagratioll that swept away some of our most sub:4antial business bluch, and in that destruction all the letters. papers and books belonging to the ofliec of Grand Muster were lost, hence I am unable to give any account of my official acts up to that

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We trust the heating up process may not be continued indefinitely, nor follow the Brethren into the regions beyond . . Three Dispensations to form new Lodges had been granted. The following sensibl~ paragraph finds 0. hearty endorsement up this way: I refmed to grant Dispensation to make a farce'of our beautiful service, by repeating itover the grave of a worthy Brother, burien abont six months before. The Longe having failen from unavoidable circumstances to bury the deceased Brother with proper Masonic honors. :r could not permit his ashes to be disturbed after his body had been placed away at rest. DEcnHONs.

The Grand Master rendered twellty decisions on questions of 10Cltl inten;:o;t generally. Whatever of difference may exist between the laws of our jurisdictions 011 minor questions, we hlwe no disposition to critieise the rulings of Grand Master l\IcGuire. Upon reading the .9cventccnth decision we were startled, and at once began to pile up authorities to answer the" strange doctrine" taught by our Brother. We thought, "it is reserved for us, in our first labors in the new and strunge field now occupied, to win imperishable fame by demolishing the rulings of a Grund Master!!" So our artillery was thrown in line Iwd loaded to the muzzle. The decision to he ann'lhilated is 8.'; follows: 17. I decided the loss of a foot, the misf;ing member being artificially snpplied, enabling the candidate to take all necessary steps, wus no bar to the Lodge receiving and acting upon his petition. and initiating him, if found worthy; the internul, more than the external, bein~ what Masollry regards, aud moral Iltness has more to do in making "a perfect man," Ulan physical conformution. Already we saw the chaplet of immortality descending from the clourl-throne, just about to rest upon our upturned brow. Alas for I\. short memory. We had forgatten that M. W., nro~. Ellglisil, Williams, Blocher alld Dllnnelly, belonged to the Grund Lodge of Arkansll.S. Reuding" on, we came to the following deliverance, from those Past {;rand Officers, and its adoption: \Ve most rcspectfully submit that decision No. 8eventecn (17) is 110t law. A man who has lost a foot, a le~, arm or hand, cannot be made a )1ason, though the missing member be artificially supphed. The decision is in conflict with the Ancient Constitutions, and the approved decisions and edicts of this Grand Lo!ige. It is important for It mltn to have a good heart and a tolerably good head to be made a )1it,On, but le;~ and feet,ltnd arms i\nd h!tlld~ are also important Ilnd indispensable, and wood, 01' cork. u.nd metal, will 110t supply thc plu.ce of flesh u.nd bone, nerves and muscles.

â&#x20AC;˘ We sympathize with men who have been so unfortunate as to lose their limbs, but we cannot make Masons of all men for whom our sympathies are aroused. Thm the (;rand l\Ill...~ter's decision, and our anticipated glor)', alike disappeared. The Craft gcnerally will sanction the hope that now we are both" wiser mcn." We will say for Bro, :'kGuire's consolation: " We have been there," and know what it means to have our pet decisions ignored by Committees ou Jurisprudence, who coldly and cruell)' "sat down" on cherished theories.

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The Grand :Master puy~ a touching tribute to the honored dead of his jurisdiction. Among those gone'to the" Courts Celestial" was P. G. M., E. H. Whitfield. "The old man in Israel is deltd!" Our honored deceased Brother was born in North Carolina, on the lOth or June, ]801. and died at his home in Camden, Arkansas. on the Hc was Grand l\fa~ter of this jurisdiction in 18GO and 1851. He held other important position~ in the \'arious Gmnd Bodies'of our State. He was It zealous, active Mason for many years. His biographer truthfully says of him, that" He contributed more than any other :Mason in the State to thc spread of the Order find cultivation of Ma~onry in South Arkansas." In a letter from him in 18n to a friend, he said: " Although my zeal for our Institution is not abated, I feel admonished through physical infirmity that I shall not long' be permitted to meet my Brethrcn Ilnd Companions Ilround our common altar." He was ever able and dignified, courteous and kind, and, hence, honored and esteemed. AIlllS! our Brother, or rather father, has gone. Let his name not alone be inscribed on our Proceedings, but his virtues on our hearts.

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A~ this is the first Gmnd Lodge whose Proceedings we have takcn up for review, wc instinctively look for whitt has been said of our amiable and loved predecessor, Bro. Gouley.

The following jmt estimate of "Frank" must find review:

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place in the earlier pages of this

ANOTHElt HONORED NAME.

In this conneetion we would ins'eribe another honored name. Though not of our jurisdiction, yet he bei on~ed to us. Every Brother throu~hout the civilized world had learned his name, and theIr tongues spoke his praise. The name of GEO. FltANK GaULEY

was one of the bri~htest in the American constellation. He was comparatively young in years., but he had mscribed his name high on the roll of fame, and the sad setting of so brilliant an orb sent a thrill of pain through every Mason's heart, not only in our own land, but in foreign countries. He possessed a giant mind to gnl.~p, and an equally pobed intelleet to weigh questions of law and usage, and, by industrious application, he had penctruted deep into 路our Ill~'steries. His writings were highly prized, and his words a) ways carried COl) dction. All knew him, hence we will not dwell on the positions he held and so ably filled. At the time of his death he Wlls Grand Secretary of our sister jurisdiction of Missouri. He lost his life at the burning of the ill-fated Southern Hotel in St. Louis. on the morning of the 11th of April last. Ris ashes now rest in peace, and his name is cherished by all who had learned it. Our Brethren in Arkansas are wrestling with a huge elephant in the shape of a Masonic College. The Gmnd ~Iastcr thinks the elephant too valuable to kill, will not pay to keep, and upon the whole they do not exactly know what to do with it. We venture the opinion that by the time Arkansas pays out as much money as Missouri did on a )[asonic College; passes through as many heated discussions, and accomplishes nothing, she will be more than Willing to kill the elephant to save expenses and her credit. We remember th~ War of the Giants in the Grand Lodge of Missouri in 18:i9, when Olympian thunder rolled and swelled for three mortal day~. "There were giants in those days." We have searched in vain for any review of out Grand Lodge Proceedings for 1876. Bro. Dodge, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence, tersely and rapidly reviews the Proceedings of thirty-eight Grand Lodl{es. Ours not included. Was it because the Grand Lodge Proceedings of )1i~onri for 1876 were not received by our Arkansas Brethren? If not received at the time you commenced the review, why not send a postal and ask for them. Our youth and modesty may prevent us asking for many things; but we intend to respectfully solicit copies of Grand Lodge Proceedings of those Brethren from whom we have not reeeived them. Take notice thereof, Brethren. A postal card does not cost much. M. W., JOHN F. HILL, Clarksville, G. M,

R. W., LUKE E, BARBER, Little Rock, G. Sec.

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BRITISH COLUMBIA, 1877. This Grand Lodge met in Victoria, February 17, 1Sii, and held its sixth Annual Communication. Bro. F. Williams, G. M., presided. Seven out of nine Lodges composing that jurisdiction, were represented. The Grand :Master had paid official visits to all the Lodges in the jurisdiction except one. Of the state of the Lodges he speaks from personal knowledge, and says: \

Our Lodges on the whole nre in 0. prosperons condition and the statistical reports that will be laid before you. if they do not show any marked increase in membership, the result may he attributable in some measure to the stringency of the times and perhaps also to a closer discrimination us to thc proper materiltl for the building. One fact I can assure you of. and that is, that the Order to-day is on a sounder hasis than ever betore in this jurisdietion; and were the example liet the Cmlt in this Province by Ashlar Lodgc, No.3, whieh you are awarc was constructed by the junction of Nanaimo Lodge, No.3, iLlld Caledonia Lodge, Ko. 6, imitatcd by the Victoria Lodges, in making two out of the four Lodges, and also acquiring a building of their own, I believe thc Craft at the capital would 110t be behind thcir Nanaimo sister- in increased prosperity. What increased strell!,'th, inliuence and usefulne~ might be secured to the Craft in many jurisdictions by uniting two Lodges, we will ncver know until, like the Brethren abovc mentioned, we make thc trial. Fewer Lodges and more prosperity and strcngth must be the ultimate rule. The Ac.1dress is practical lLnd business like. The Proceedings show a sound financial condition and that business men control the atrairs of this young Grand Lodgc.

Pltst Grand ~raster, L. W. Powell, having beenlLppointed to represent our Grand Lodge at and near their body, was so recognized. A committee recommended the confirmation of the appointment of R. \\T., Bro. A. McDowell as our Representative near the Grand J..odge of Missouri, whieh was done. No Report on Forcign Correspondence. M. W., FREDERICK WILLIAMS, Esquimalt, G. lIf. V. W., ELI HARRISON, JR., Victoria, G. Sec.

CALIFORNIA, 1877. The twcnty-eighth annual scssion of this body convened in Masonic Temple, San Francisco, October 9,1877. . \ ~L

W" John :Mills Brown, G. M., presided..

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There were present the Represcntati....es of one hundred and seventy-seven Chartered Lodges, with delegates from four Lodgcs under Dispensation, and a large numbcr of Past Masters entitled to seats. The Address opcns with a brief retrospect of the year past, and proceeds to busine...<;g without any circumlocution. The Grand l\[aster proved himself a working omcer: During my term of office I have visited twenty-seven of the thirty-one districts in the jurisdiction, on which occasions I have conferred the third degrce in part or in its entirety. At several of the district meetings, in the inability of the Grand Lecturer to att~nd, the duty of exemplifying the work devolved upon myself, when I received assistance from the Inspector present. The chief officer has thus shown his ability to 1vork as well as [Jovern; and the will has been equalled only by the ability. The presence and labors of a Grand Master among the Lodges will tell. The fruits of such visitatiom and efforts will be seen. The wisdom of Grand Master Brown is displlL)'ed in visiting ne~lected'places in the jurisdiction. The success and common ~atisfaction attending the holding of district meetings last year, induced me to continue the policy adopted. and preferably those localities were selected that had rarely or never been visited by a Grand Master.

Our own jurisdiction might reap great benefit.c; from more widely extended supervision, inspection and labors, on the part of Grand Lodge officials. These Brethren arc placed over the Craft for what they are supposed to know and are willing to do. The Lodges look for and expect their coming. Grand II'fasters, Deputies and Lecturers mi~ht widen the area of influence, and enlarge the sphcre of usefulness by doing- something more than wearing their blushing honors thick upon them. There are Lodges jn Missouri that nevcr saw a Grand Lodge official? 0ur prosperous and large Lodges in the cities and centers, eu.~y of access, are well cared for. thoroughly instructed. and" offieially " visited by all gradcs of Grand Lodge representatives and workers. \Vhile many Lodges in remote placcs and distant from lines of travel are let" severely alone." They go uninstructed as to the Ritual, and are allowed to blunder on in the management of their business affairs. Instruction and advice in proportion to their claims and desires for both. would soon silence many of the criticisms and animlLdversions of Grand Lo(]ge officcrs find committees ltbout "these fellows from the couilt.r)'." The wonder is that thcy do liS well as they do. They desire tD measure fully up to the demands of a high standllrd of correctness, but. have not the opportunity to secure the requisite i;npro\路ement. The-' following paragraph, taken from the Address, is an utterance of as much sonnd truth as is to be found in finy official deliverance. In investigatin/? the muses which' disturb, perplex, and embarrass Lodges in their financialllnd workJllg condition, retarding growth, impairing influence, injnring reputation,and milking them what they ought not to be, in striking contrast to what they might and should be. I.found a lack of attendance at Lodge labors, careless introduetion of ,new material, persistent abuse and indiscriminate use of the blllck-ball, a reluctunt, tardy, or n0n-pllyment of dues, inexcusable carelessness, and an illiberal and unmn.sonic treatment of the applications for affiliation from non-atflliates. A number of sound decisions were rendered during the ycar, none of which are in contravention of the generally received principles of Masonic Jurisprudence. The Grand Master quotes approvingl)' our Grand Lodge lwtion conccming Lodges contracting debts in the erection of Hn.lls, and sap>: Without funds, in a community scarce of population, with no good prospect of any future material advlUlce in property, an unneces.';ary debt i:> cntailed b)' the borrowing of

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money. the interest of which claims alar&,e proportion of the moneys received, and thus paralyzes in a marked degree the very object of the organization-relief for the destitut~ or suffering. A like action may well be considered a poor busincss transaction, and yet several Lodges have this peculiarity nnd misfortune. Lodges ought to be always iii a solvent condition, find ready toclUlcel all indebtedncss if an immediate payment isdemlllHl路 ed. It is idle to expect that a Lodge is .exempt from the fate that awaiU:i nny association, of whatever character, that conducts its affairs with exhausted means, and is submerged in pecuniary embarrassment. To apply surplus funds for the purcha.~e of a piece of ground in a locality where real esulte is enhancing in value, with the ultimate purpose of building thereon when the state of the treasury will wllrrant, is strongly advocated; but to plunge recklessly in debt for the llccomplislnnent of a purpose that can wait, is ill-advised, 1II0pportune, injurious, and deservEll' your disapprobation. On the subject of profane swearing he pertinently fiSks: Why should It :Mason make usc of expre.."siom; interlarded with profanity that would not bc tolerated in polite society? Can he believe that the me of profane language adds force to a deeIal'lltion, makes it more convincing, or renders an argument more persuasive or logical? I think not, and if I think rightly, may it not be asserted that this is a serious defect, an unwise and useless habit. Yes II un wise," II useless." And this is a very mild characterization of the umnasonie habit. We hold the habit to be highly immoral, and unworthy of the members of an institution acknowledged to be moral. II Freemasonry is a beautiful system of MORA LITY." This institution is either moral or it h; immoral. There is no middle ground. Let the question be settled. If immoral be the verdict, we mU1;t fisk to be excused, and in future seek other l1S1;ociations. Thousands are like-minded with us. If the oft repeated sentimcnt, "beat/'ilj1l1s)'i:'tem of MORALITY" means anything, and ~lasonry i.s fi moral institution,' then the immorality attaching to iU:i votaries and professcd friends, should be cut off, or the immoral ones made to feel tbat they are liablc to punishment. We regard the address of Grand Master Bruwne as eminently able and practical throughout. The Proeeeding1;, llnd especially the Heport of the Grand SecretarY,1;how that there is a Master Workman in charge of the fiscal affairs of the Grand Lodge of California. Report on Foreign Correspondence was rendered by Bro. Wm. H. Hill. He reviewed fifty Grand Lodge Proceedings. Michigan and Prince Edward Island were the only omissions of Korth American Grand Lodges. The Proceedings of 'Missouri for 1876 were courteously reviewed, and Bro. Cadle, P. G. ::\L,\vas complimented in terms pleasant and gratifying. Bro. Hill felt inclIned to grapple one decision made by Grand ~Iuster Cadle, but finally concluded that justice should be done, if the heavens tumbled down as a consequence. We are plea~ed with the tone find character of the Report, and should like to know more of that vivacious Brother on the fill' away golden shore. We know none of the Brethren in this field personally, llnd saluting them as a stranger officially, we timidly bow in their august presence, and ask 11 fricndly recognition. Bro. Hill makes tender mention of our Bro. Gouley, and styles him " A host ill the l\Iasonie world." He quotes largely from the tributes paid to the memory of our deceased Secretary, and gives a hist.ory of his tmgic death at the ill-fated Southern.

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We hope the "proposed legislation" by the Grand Lodge of California; so pleasantly criticised by Bro. Gouley, has found a grave, deeper than their mines over there. If so, the" club" will not be necessary, cxcept to "knock" unyone down who proposes such "legislation" ill future. The Report was evidently prepared \vith care, and evinces judgment, taste, and discretion. We would make extracts had not our promise been given to present a brief review, as it is our first. JOHN )ULLS BROWNE, Vallcjo, G.:\1. ALEX. GURDON ABELL, San Francisco, G. Sec.

CANADA, 1877. Grand Lodge met in Stated Communication at St. Catharine's, September 12, 18i7. A number of "special" sessions had been held during the year, the proceedings of which were reported in extenso to the Grand Lodge and approved thereby. A large ~ttendance of Represe'ntatives was reported. lIf. W., Bro..J. K. Kerr, G. )f., pre,o;ided.

The Grand Lodge had proYided for a change of time when its sessions should be hclo. III aceordunee with such proposed chang-c, the rcgular annual session in July adjourned until September to have the benefit of a 'cooler month."

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The Grand Master had becII abroad during the year, and says of his visit: During my absence I was the recipient of many court(>A~ies at the llanos of the in England, Ireland and ~cotland, in all of whieh I wn.'> enltblcd. to sce the good will entertained towards us by our Brethren in the good old llmd; as welln.'> the interest taken by them in our proceedings. )11l.~onil~ Fraternity

Dispensations had been granted for the

e~tl1bli~hmentof

fourteen new Lodges.

The Grand Master reports having appoint{)d M. 'V' l Bro. Xenophon Ryland, Grund. Representative near the Grand Lodge of Missouri. He gives a sort of parting shot to the Yeryexplicit.

"I:'purio\l~" Grand

Lodge of Ontlnio, in terms

The so-called Grand Lodge uf Ontario ill now without any recognition from any ~flt~onje authority. A largc lIumber of Grand Lodges h:1\'e declared this organization spurious Hnd clandestine, and have prohibited all communiclttion with its members, while the Grand :\Iasters of the Grand Lodges of Quebec. J\1ll.ine. Kew Jersey, and of other jurisdictions. have prohibited the Craft under their direction from any associatioll with persons hailing from the unrecognized and illegal societ)",

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"Many of those who allied themselves to the so-called Grand Lodge of Ontario. have severed their connection with that body. Somc have desired to ~ ,Placed in good standing, and others have strongly expressed the regret they feel at havmg been mis-led into that clandestine association. The tribute of Grand Master Kerr to Bro. GQuley was in excellent taste. No decisions reported. The Address is a good one, and expresses our idea of a business paper. The" lloard of General Purposes" presented an extended Report, gLVlTIg a clear exhibit of the fiscal condition of the Grand Lodge and the state· of Masonry in their jurisdiction. The Board of General Purposes hlLVe great pleasure in bcing able to report that the progress of Masomy is highly gratifying, and that the order is stcadily and surely adVllncEvery care appears to be taken by the Dil'triet Deputy Grand Mallter:> in recommending the fornmtion of new Lodges, and certainly from the few complaints referred to in their j{cport.~, the Lodges seem to have taken every reasonable precaution that good and true men only are admitted to the privileges of the Craft. lI1g in prosperity and IIselulness.

A grand turn-out was enjoyed durillg the session, and the corner-stone of a church was laid by the Grund Master, who delivcred a chaste and interesting Address. Much business was done and in a most business like manner. ·We regret to find no Report 011 Foreign Correspondence. ,If Itn)r committee was appointed for the year, we failed to find thc name. 1\1. W., W. tL WELLER, Cobourg, G. M. M. W., .T••J. MASON, Hamilton, G. Sec.

CONNECTICUT, 1878. Grand Lodge met in its ni,netietn. Annual Communication, in the City of Hartford, January 16. 1878. ' Bro. Edward

n. RO\~'e,

Grand l\Ia&ter, presided.

There wcre one hundred and ten Lodges represented. The Grand Master's Address was It

busine,~s

document.

He paid tender and just tributes to the worthy dead of his own and other jurisdictions. P. G. l\L, Geo. F. Daskam, of his State, had fallen, while a trinity of Grand Secretaries were named as deserving of lovin~ memories. John A. Harris, of New Hampshire; John Dove, of Virginia; and Geo. Frank Goule~', of Missouri.

Of the first, he sa~-s :

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Our Brethren of New Hampshire have suffered an irreparable loss, and Masonry mourns the premature death of one of her brightest ornll.ment,~. Of the second, he speaks with touching tenderness: In Virginia, that veteran Brother, the R. W., John Dove, for sixty yellrs Grand Secretary of the M. W. Grand Lodge of Virginia, has been summoned to the Councils of the Great Mast,er. In the full strength of manhood, so far as his mental abilities were concerned, he attained to more thlUl four score years, laboring unceasingly, until suddenly hi~ colu11l1l1~~ broken and-his Bl'et/ln~n 11!o'urn. Brethren of Virginia, we mourn with you in this common affliction. Of our Gouley he

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The habiliment'> of mourning are scattered broadcast over that State, fo; :Missouri mourns the untimely death of one of her ablest and best loved Brethren. Bro. Goulcy made for himself a national reputation among the Masonic Fraternity, as Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence, and an able defender of tne right of Grand Lodge exclusive authority and jurisdiction. We tender our warmest sympathies to our afflicted Brethren in Missouri. We clip the following from the Address, and ask, why cannot our Missonri veternns form a similar association. , VETEHANS' ASSOCIATION.

The seventh annual re-ullion of the Veteran Mason,., was held at Meriden, June 27th, in the rooms of Meridian Lodge, 1'0. 7i. Business engagements of importance prevented me from participating in the exercises of the day, which were of unusual interest. There Wl"re present forty vel'iulble Veterans. whose combined ages amounted to 3027 years. averaging over 75 years of age each; truly, a very remarkable gathering. A more permanent organization was effected, and a much descrved tribute paid Bro. R. C. Naramore, by electing him President of the associlltion. It will be remembered that Bro. Naramore first congregated the Veterans.andto him more than any other, belong-ed the honor; and it may be safely predicted that under his management the Veterans' Association will become a pcrmanent and creditable protege of this Grand Lodge. , Respecting the stl1J.us of the Craft in that jurisdiction, and the methods for its improvement, the following excerpts will serve as valuable information: INSPECTION OF LODGES.

Feeling the necessity of being better informed as to the condition of the several subordinate Lodges under the jurisdiction of the 1\1. W. Grand Lodge of Connecticut, and with the purpose of gaining this information in a full and complete manner, I have exercised the prerogative of the Grand Master. A careful inspection has been made of every Lodge in this jurisdiction, and the experiences of the Brethren who have officiated as Proxies of the Grand Master. as related by them, are hereunto appended. A careful review of this work confirms me in the follOWing conclusions: Of the grand purposes of Freemasonry and the importance of the mission with which !\Iasons are charged. Theoretically, we have not only been just, but exceedingly generous towards our subordinates, while practically, like the Priests and Levites of old, we have passed by on the other side. Our subordinates have not so much sinned as they have been sinned against. That we have been too ambitious in the way of counting a goodly number of Lodges in our jurisdiction is plainly true.

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That new Lodge.'I have been hastily chartered. without due consideration of the real need of such. is equally true. And true it is that the jurisdiction of some of our Lodges has been encroached upon to such an extent that they arc but little better than helpless. In every instance where irregularities have existec1, investigation has proved that it was farthest from the purposes of the Brethren to violate any law of the Grand Lodge, and the Brethren have ever been carne.,;t in their enquiries for light. Have they no just claim upon this Grand Lodge for instruction and guidance? Will this Grand Lodge hold them responsible for a violation of her edicts when no effort is put forth to instruct them in their c1uties? Shall they give their nlJegiance and pecuniary support to this Grand Lodge Ilnd receive no eqUitable return? 'l'he l\i. W. Grand Lodge of Conneeticut has ever held an honored position among the Fraternity of Sister Grand Lodges. Shall it be said of us that we hJ.ve gone backward? Shall it be charged to us that we have forgotten the Masonry of our fathers? To this end. I recommend that a Grand Lecturer be appointed, whose duty it shall be to visit annually every subordinate Lodge, and faithfUlly instruct them in the standard ritual of the jurisdiction, and for this service be paid from the funds of this Grand Lodge. The Grand Master earne.<>tly recommended the adoption of a system like ours, whereb)" District Deputies might be employed to supervise the Craft ad interim, and adds: With such assistance, the Grand ::\Iaster may be relieved of much of the labor that now of necessity devolves upon him, and only by such means can we expect to raise our l'iubordinllte Lodge." to that degree of elliciency which is so much to be desired. Under our present form of government, the watch-care of one hundred and eleven I.,odges is imposed npon your Grand MUi'ter, a labor which is unreasonable to exact from any man who has individual business interests to claim his attention. I urge, therefore, these measures, with perhaps greater energy, because the experiences of my administration have convinced me that they are absolutely necessary. A similar experience of two years convinced us of the necessity and importance of these valuable co-workers, and subsequent observation has confirmed our views. DECISIONS.

Seventeen decisions reported, most of which are all right, but some of them sound strangely to us out West. I

II. Question-Can a Lodge receive the petition of a candidate who has been once accepted by another Lodge, but failed to apply for the degrees? Answer-No. After a candidate has been elected, he cannot receive either of the Degrees in any other Lodge, without the consent of the I,odge first electing him.

We dis.sent from the principle contained in the above decision. It simply amounts to an eternal claim upon the candidate, and allows no releu.se for any cause. Many reasons may exist why a candidate, once accepted, may not apply for the degrees. To accept the above decision, is to say tlutt elections are non-forfeitable for any reason. We prefer the :\Iissouri doctrine. When a candidate fails to apply for initiation for six months after election, he forfeits his initiation fee, unless satisfactory reasons for the delay are furnished to the Lodge, of which it must be the judge. And after the lapse of one year the election is void. And if the election be rendered void, and the case take the course of a new petition, then the party must be free to petition where he may prefer, pr01Jided he lives under the jurisdiction of any other Lodge.

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Questi.on-Can R subordinate Lodge re-Instate an expelled Mason?

Answer-No. A subordinate Lodge may request the Grand Lodge so to do, or the expelled Brother may petition the Grand Lodge to restore him, having given notice of his intent to the Lodge which expelled him.

The Grand Lodge restores only to rights in Masonry, and membership can be acquired only by petition and clear ballot. We hold that the Lodge which' expelled a Mason is the proper power and party to re-instate. If the expelling" Lodge refuse to re-instate, then, as a last remedy, the expelled party may n..<;k the Grand Lodge to restore him to Mn..<;onic rights. So restored, with a certificate of the fact from the Grand Lodge, he may seek m.em1.>cl'ship in any Lodge selected by himself. The following decision suits us, and we would, if possible, make it the universal rule. IX. Question-Can

Lodge be opened on the E. A. De!Srec in the first instance?

Answer-No. The proper course to follow is, to open a M. M. Lodge, call it off, and then open upon the rlegree to be worked. The work completed, the subordinate Lodge is closed-Lodge called on again in the M. M. Degree for the purpose of closing in due form.

Respecting the question presented above, we are upon the record, and have been since 1867. We felt then, as now, that our" Edict" contained the true doctrine. Though the ., Edict" was killed, the truth it announced still lives. We ~re more than pleased to meet with a distinct enunciation of the same doct.rine by a representative Mason of a sister jurisdiction. The positions assumed and arguments presented in onr Almual Address to the Grand Lodge in 1867, have never been overthrown nor answered, though the Edict was slaughtered. A summary of points on the subject may be in order here. Our positions are: 1. That all Lodges must meet as Jlfaster Masons and members of the Lodge under the Charter or Dispensation granted them; and that no Lodge shall be considered as having' legally met !lnd opened, either at stated or special meetings, unless it opens in the jJlastel's' degree, and when through with the labors of the meeting, it must close on the same degree.

2. A Lodge is seven or more MASTER MASONS duly assembled with the Holy Bible, Square and Compasses, and a Charter or Dispensation from the Grand Lodge authorizing them tD meet and work. 3. As the law defines the nwnber necessary to constitute a Lodge, so also it declares who they shall be. They are MASTER MASONS, and none others. Under the charter system adopted by Grand Lodges, no Lodge is legally constituted until a warrant is granted to a constitutional number of MASTER MASONS. The ceremonies or ritual of Mn..,:;onry cannot be used or worked until such warrant is granted and such powers vested ill MASTER Il1a.<;oNs. Such legal Lodge must be created before we can use the Ritual in conferring the severll1 degrees of symbolicall\fasonry. Dispensations are granted to Master Masons; charters are granted to Master Masons; the Grand Lodge is composed of Master Masons; all business is transacted by Master Masons. whether in our Grand or our subordin!lte Lodges. Then, where a warrant is granted to a constitutional number of Master Masons (seven) by the Grand Lodge, authorizing them to meet and work, and declaring that no bllsiness shall be transacted unless seven M!lster Masons are'present, is not this the Lodge under the law? Who will deny'! Is not such nitmber the constitutional quorum defined by law as composing the legal Lodge or corpomtion empowered to meet, work and do business? Chartered privileges and corporate powers are vested nowhere else than in Master Masons. Are Entered

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Apprentices ever granted Ii Dispensation, or Fellow Cmft a charter? Are either ever !tllowed to participate in our business? NEV~:R, Then only where the~e chartered privileges are 1)c.~led is found the le,qal or business Lodge. which is the Master Masons', and none other. As evidence that the Master Mll.Sons' Lodge, in a legal sense, is the chartered lind controllin/? power or corporation, all petitions arc received there. all voting is done there, every Imsmcss act is performed there. Then, is there not such ll. thing as a le,qal Lodge. as distinguished from the ceremonies of Mfi,~onry? We cannot confer lldcgl'ec until the legal precede the ceremon·ial. We must first have a le,Qal warrnnt from the Grand Lodge. Grunted to whom? Seven or more Master Masons, of course. Until the legal requirements fire thus met, the whole of the ritual is useless, so far a.~ work is concerned, The regulations of American Gmnd Lodges have thus far made the j'ifnal subordinate to. and dependent uron, the legal before it Clln be used, The Grand Longe of Mis:;ouri recognized the difference b'etween the ceremonial and legal Lodge fifty-five years ago, declaring the Master Masons' Lodge to be the only bll,~ill(~,~,~ 01' legal Lodge chartered, by the following resolution: Re.901ved-That no Brother who ha.~ not attained the Degree of Master Mason shall be a mcmbcl' of any Lodge under this jurisdi<)ion,

Of course our fathers, fifty-five years ago, were not such simpletons a.~ to "resolve" all Entered Apprentices and Fellow-Crafts out of the cCI'cmonial Lodge; but they dedared there was a legal or business corporation, callea a Loage, and none but Nasler Nas01/S could belong to it; and the Grand Lodge has re-aftirmed the doctrine ever since, and in May, 1866, incorporated it into our By-Laws, and saia no Lodge (meaning a legal Lodge, of course) should be openea for business unless seven l\rast~r Ma.~ons were present, nor any ballot taken unless set'cn ~1Jo:lI1BEltS were there. The decisions of the Grand l\[a.<;ter were ,approved by the Committee on Jurisprudence and adopted by the Grand Lodge. All hail old Connecticut! She has taken high and correct ground on the Lodge question. A 1\Iason can be tried for Masonic offenses committed wherever he may be served with a proper Masonic process, and without regard to the place of his membership, or of the Grana Lodge jurisdiction. and upon conviction and expulsion, his membership in his Lodge and in the Fraternity is severed. The fact~ ne(~essary to confer jurisdiction on thc trying Lodge is commission of the offense, and service of the process within its territorial jurisdiction. " The above law is in perfect consonance with the Missouri doctrine, and is thoroughly sound. The Report on Foreign Correspondence was prepared and presented by Bro. Jos. K. Wheeler, Grand Secretary, Missouri is fl'llternally reviewed. Bro, Wheeler pays a beautiful tribute to Bro. Gouley. He is slightly at fault respecting one point. He says Bro. Gouley was elected Grand Secretary in 1866. The fact is this: In August 1866, Bro. A. O'Sullivan, Grand Secretary, died SUddenly. we were then Grand Master, a.nd at once appointed Bro. Gouley to fill the vacancy. By said appointment he held the office until October,1867. Then he was elected for the first time, and was re·elected nine successive times. The closing paragraph in mel1wl'iam, wc clip from Bro. Wheeler's tribute to Bro. Gouley. In his death the Masons of Missouri are deprived of one of their most useful and honored membcrs, and the Fraternity throughout the entire country have smtained a grcltt loss. His works ana deeds are left behind us a lasting monument to his memory, and in the hearts of his Brethren he still lives. Peace to his ashes. We are charmed with the Report of Bro. Wheeler throughout, and only wish we could present one so creditable. DWIGHT PHELPS, West Winsted, G. M. JOSEPH K. WHEELER, Hartford, G. Sec. JOSEPH K. WHEELER, Com. on For. Cor.

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COLORADO, 1877. Grand Lodge met in Denver, Reptember 18, IHiI, in seventeel.Jth Annull.1 Communication. Bro. Harper ?L 'Ora!looo, G. M., prcsided. Representatives from twenty-one Lodges, (all but Del Norte;) and ll. large number of visiting Jlrethren 'were prescnt, among whom were R. W .• Albert G. Mackey, P. G. lIf. of South Carolina, ana R. W., George E Lounsbury, P. G. },'!. of Illinois. All the charterea Lodges had made returns and Pllid dues. This is something "new under the sun." But wait hundreds, and delinquents will be counted by the srore.

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A member of this Lodge asks for a Dimit, although a resident here, and intending to remain. Should the Lodge grant it, under tbe Hmnd Lodge By-Law8? The Grand Mastel' answereo : It is unmllSonic for a member to apply fol' a Dilllit, execpt for the pUl'pose of joining another Lodge. But T believe in voluntary Mfisonry. ann that. if any member so desires, he should be allowed honorably to withamw from the Institution, and then be deprived of all the rights of Mfisonry. All obligation should CCfi$e on both sirles.

At the Illlllual election in a Lodge, the Worshipful ~rustel' was out of the State, but wus re-electea Master, and not instlilled with the other ojficers. The question arose, could the Worshipful ~Iaster hold over, as sucll, without being again jllstallerl. The Grand :Mllster say8, "Tllis 1 answer~iI in thp affirmative." We are surprh;ed at this derision, as we do not believe ill such telllll'e of office. His election made him as mueh 11l~~ Oton .~u·cce$wl' liS if Bro..JOIH~~ IIlHI been elected his successor, und surely Bro. Jones must have heen installed, ill urder to exercise offieial functions fi-~ :!IIllSter. His first installation gave Ilim no claim upon. or title to, the office of Master longer than the next electioll-" until his successor is elected." When that election took place, the "successor" hecame a su bject for installation. He beiilg that "succe.~sor" must be instn,lled; therefore, he could lIot "holel over" ·uncler a former installation. \ Bro. Parmelee, Grandi 8ecretary, }lre.~entea 1111 extenoed aud iutere.~ting business Report. His Report shows a membership of HR6; an average of 67 12-~2 in each chartered Lodge-a very good showing-. They strike the names of aU non-paying members from the roll in that jurisdictioll. Why not try and suspend them from Masonic privileges? Why deprive of :Masonic rights without trial or due proce.<>s of law? What is the :Masollic status of a Brother whose name is stricken from the roll? If membership ami good standing are lost, the Brother is disfranchised withont the forms of law. If not lost, what use is there in the custom of striking off? We believe in It trial and cOllvietion .where ther~ is a penalty imposed or privation suffered. G. L.-Ap. 2:

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Bro. Byron L. CIU1', Grand Orator, delivered an excellent oration before the Grand Lodge, dealing in the mythieal, allegorical, historical and pmctical. A length)' Report was rendcrCll by a special committee concerning the establishment of Asylum." The Report was indefinitely postponed. The minority Report was, that "the project was not feasible, but impl'llcticable and injudicious."

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What an "impracticable and injudicious" class of Masons they ate in Kentucky. Go see their" Home" at Louil;ville. Inquire of them about their bc~inning-"the day of ~mall things"-the sacrifices Imd labors. Look at the grand results achieved, !lnd their lIlugnificent "Asylum" with all its appointment,>, affording the best proof in America that Masonry mcan.~ S01netlring. Look in upon the honsed and happy inmates of their "Home," numbered hy hundreds, and then hoist a sign upon their superb structure.. IlIIPRACTICABLE AND IN.lt'DICIOUS."

The man would not he shot who hurled thllt sign into the Ohio.

HE(;()(;XITIOX.

We think the Grnlld Lodge ma.cte haste in adopting the following, and will present our views in full in another part of this Report:

Re.~olt'ed, That this Grand Lodge does hereby recognize the Gmn Logia de la Isla de Cuba as a legally constituted Masonic Grund Lodge, and does hereby extend to it our cordialllnd frnternal greetings, with our best wishes for it,> prosperity.

The Report on Foreign Corre.<;pondence was prepared by Bro. D. C. Collier, and is a well written paper in which :Missonri is briefly reviewed. The Committee devotes some twenty-five pages to the subject of "Colored Masonry" and treats the question candidly, ably and eXhaustively. The Grand Lodge, through It,,> Committee on Jurisprudence, put itself upon record as follows: "Is there any law or laws prohibiting colored "Masons from Visiting your Grand or subordinate Lodges?" we would answer that therc 113 not. "What is the status of this Grand Lodge with Colored Lodges in this country?" We llnswer: That this Grand Lodge knows of no legitimate Lodges in this jurisdIction so denominated as "Colored Lodge.s." Nor do we believe that the large proportion of Lodges throughout the country called .. Colored Lodges," are lcgitimate Lodges, holding unde~ regular constitutional charters. from the Grand Lodges in the several States. "Can a respectable colored :Mason be admitted to visit your Grand Lodge?" We answer: That any Na.son, whether black or white, who hails from a regularly constituted Lodge, and not suspended or expelled from such Lodge, is at liberty to visit this Grand Lodge, and to all such we extend It hearty fraternal welcome. â&#x20AC;˘ Your Committee are aware that there are throughout the country organizations known as Colored Grand ILnd subordinate Lodges of F. & A. M., that the.'iC organi7-R.tions have made applications to the regularly constituted Grand and subordinate Lodges for recognition, hut thus fill' your committee are not apprised that recognition hilS been extended. We believe this is a matter that should be adjusted in the older jurisdictions, and the conflict ue settled there. We cannot recognize the Lodges here, who are styled Colored Lodges,. because we cannot allow the establishment of any organizations in this jurisdiction not the creatures of our own making. This we conceive to be the law of Masonry, that no two Grand jurisdictions can hold or claim the same territory.

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Bro. Collier, after ably reviewing the whole sUbject, eonellldes thus: It is clear that.. aftcr the time when the American ooctrine of exclusive jurisdiction became the recognized Inw of Masonry, a Lodge or Grand Lodge. eolore(l or white. e.~t~lhÂˇ liiihed within the jurisdiction of II pre-exiiititlg" Grand V)("1g-e. JlIU~t 1)e regarded as clunoestine by the first Grand Lodge eswblished in thllt jurisdietion, and that all its works must also be regarded as clandestine.

The following illustrates the principlc involved: In the Stc'l.te of Michigan the Grand Lodge of Michigan, with its hundreds of subordinate Lodges, had existco. Six years ago the Colored ~IUi;ons of l\'fichigllll formed a (Jmnd Lodge, known as the l;nity (Jmnd Lodge, now numbering six subOrlIinl1.te Lodges. Inasmuch as the Grand L()(lg'e of Michigan alreaoy existcd. the lattcr erection Clln, under the American rule, be regardcd iu no other light than that of being clandestine. And, since in no instance WIIS 11 Colored (Jrand Lodge orgallizccl in finy jurisl{jction until after a white Grand Lodge had been first organized, it follows that no one of these Colored Grawl Lodges organized after the recognition of the AmericlUl Jurisdiction rule, clIn be reg-ardell liS unything but elandestine. So ffir l1S their relation to white Grand Lod~es is concerned, if they are clande.~tine, their subOf({jnatc.<; are, and so lire their indiVIdual members. We have only to add for ourselves, that, denying the l<Jgiti1nac,1/ of the institution, both in origin and spread, wc must decline any recognition of its presencc. In truth, we know nothing of the existence of " Colored Masonry." Indeed, colored people lire no better, in our judgment, than white people. and therefore, if made Masons at all, it must be done in "legally constituted" Lodges. We speak for Missouri and say that there is not a legal Lodge in the State, except such as are subordinate to the Grand Lodge, whose sernmt we .are. Their so-called Lodges, whether worked by Africans, Chinamen or whIte men, not chartered by our Grand Lodge, arc illegal, and therefore clandestine. If free born Africans \\'ish to become Masons in :Missouri, let them petition" legal" Lodges and take their chances like we did, as they are not a privileged e1ass. Here ends our say on the subject. CORKELIUS J. HART, of Pueblo, G. III. ED. C. PARMELEE, of Georgetown, G. Sec.

DELAWARE, 1877. The seventy-first annual session of the abovc Grand Lodge was held in the city of Wilmington, October 3-4, 18ii. Bro. Thos. N. Williams, G. :M., presided. His Address thus:

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brief and terse. He urges "uniformity of work" upon the Craft

My attention hlts been called several times during the year to the great want of uniformity of work in the different Lodge.~ in thii; jurii;diction. The only way to prevent this, it secms to me, iii for the l\f. W. (;rand Lodge to say whllt the work b, and then cithcr by ballot or authority Ye.~ted ill the Grand Master, lIppoint custodians of said work, or a Grl\.nd Ledurcr, whose duty it shall be to visit the several Lod"es in this juriSdiction, examine the work, give instructions in the same, and report at the next Annual Grand Communication. By such means. I think no excuse could exist for iJ're,QII.lariJics. J callnot too strongl)' urge upon this Grand Body that :;ome action be taken, by which a strict

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nClhercnce t.o the Ancient Landmllrks of, our Order, Rnd R uniformity of work throughout this jtt7'i.9dictirm, shll.1I he ('11!n7'('.('d hy nlllhn/'ity. We prize the following parngrnph : Brethren of the Grand Lodge: The Institution we repre.-"ent to-day glories in a healthful, vig-()rou~ manhood. Criticism has hurled its malignant shafts in vain. ~lander has issued from her garrulons tongue ~;uch self-destroying fllisehoods, that they have, recoiled with deadl~- force npon their utterers. Envy ha.':l curled her sneering lip in hope to frowlI out of existence thll.t which was formed by mRn and bles~d 'by God . .Tealomy, like her twin-sister Envy. has failed in nil her lIuzlidn1l,,9 1/1.i15/'epl'eSC11tntioll-9 to make more than a tl'llnsitory illll)1Âˇ(,.~.9inn npon the publk opinion, I1.ffeeting this Institution, anrl to-day she stallds in her mat('hle.â&#x20AC;˘.~ glnry. Pro('ee(lillg~

The business charncter of tllC Adlll'cSS awl

Ull'ong-hout, is l1.omirable.

The following was adopted: Rc.~ol1'ed-That it is the decision of this Grand Lodge, that no member of any subordinate Lodge shall be suspenrled for non-payment of dues until after charges have been preferred, and trial has been had.

The GTI\nd ,3ecretary reported that the printed Proceedings of forty-four Grand Lodges within the United States, and those of eight t'oreignGrand Lodges, have been received lind hl1.ve been placed in the hands of the Committee on :Foreign Correspondence; but we find no Report from Mid committee. He reports the issuing of four commissions to Representatives neal' other Grand Lodges. Among' them the follOWing: On July 1, 1877, to M. W., Bro. .Tohn D. Vindl, near the Grand Lodge of Missouri.

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In 1869, we had the honor of appointing us our Representative ncar the Grand Lodge of Delaware, M. \V., Bro. .Tohn P. Almond, reciprocating the courtesy extended, that Grand Lodge soon after appointed as their Representative near our Grand Lodge, one born on her own soil, and cherished as a son, (viz.,) George :Frank GOllley. He served in that character until his valuable life was terminated so tragically at the ill-fated Southern, April 11, 1877. In view of the foregoing facts, and our relations to our predecessor, we accepted the commission sent u:,; as the successor of their honored Representative with peculiar pleasure, though with saddened feelings at the necessity for the change. The Grand Lodge acted upon the urgent recommendations of Grand Master Williams, concerning " uniformity of work," and put ml1.chinery to work, looking to the end rlesired, as shown by the following: Resolved-That there shall be Ilnnulllly appointed by the Grand Master, a Grand I.edurer, who shall visit each Lodge during his year of office, and exemplify the work of the different degrees, and each Lodge shall defray the expenses of the Grand Lecturer for the visit so made by him. .

'rHOS. N. WILLIAMS, Seaford, G. III. WM. S. HAYES, WilmiJ'gton, G. Sec.

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DAKOTA, 1877. Grand Lodge met in Yankton, in third Annual Communication, June 12, 1877.

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:M., presided.

All the Lodges of the jurisdiction, six in number, were represented. The Grand Master's Address was brief. He reports but few official acts. We quote from the Address some good sayings: The world at large has begun to learn that :Masonry does Ilot alone consist in forms llnd ceremonies, inleetures und traditional history, but that it is a rule of llCtiOIl that has an influence for good on the lives of men, that its duties are not confined to the lod~e足 room, nor the Fraternity, but the world at large has a ricrht to expect more and better th iugs of Ma.~ons tha'n from others; thut its aims are not setfish nor sectional, but broad as the needs of the human race; that it is a persistent, intelligent and determined effort to fraternize the world by the power of a good example. How important then that every :lIason should have a just appreciation of the magnitude of the work in which he is engaged, and that he should realize the benefits that will follow the study and application of these principles by the whole human family, that he may be prompted to work earnestly for the extension of )[asonic influence and the diffusion of Masonic light tillll.ll natiolls, kindred and tongues are gathered into that fraternal bond, meeting on the level of equality" learn war no more." The Grund Lodge granted a charter to form a new Lodge at Deadwood. No Dispensation had ever been sought or obtained. The petitioners asked and received II. charter dircct from the Grabd Lodge, without undergoing any probation under D'ispensation. The petition was not recommended bY,any Lodge, and the proposed officers had never been examined a,~ to their proficiency in, or knowledge of, the work. This" new departure" is excused on the ground that the proposed new Lodge Wll8 350 miles from the nearcst Lodge. Wonder who will institute the new Lodge. We know that" circumstances alter cases," and the end may justify means employed in given conditions, but the precedent is a dangerous one, especially as the Grand Lodge had to override one of it<; By-Laws. This act mas cause others of a similar character, aud In many repetitions of this" depllrtu re,'"mistakes will occur llHd harm will follow. The committee quote t.he law which requires lln examination of the officers and recommendation of the nearest Lodge, and then naively say: "this law applies to an application for Dil>]JcnBation.~. The issuance of a char/('/' by the Grand Lodge, stands on a. different footing." We submit that this is begging the question llnd dodging the issue in a manner not surpm;.<;ed in any depa.rtment of sharp practice known to man. And to sustain this unsound premise, some genuine specialplel1ding is resorted to. The sllme cOlllmittee proposed to amend the law governing the subject instanter, without proposing the change and sending it over to the next Grand Lodge. The Report was adopted. Fortunately better counsels subsequently prevailed, and the proposed amendment was re-considered and ordered to live over until the next annual grand communication." When a Grand Lodge violates it~ own law, no surprise need be felt fit violations by its subordinates. II

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and have not given in their adhesion thereto. They still render allegiance to the Grand Lodge of Minnesota. The Dakota Brethrlm complain that the Minnesota Grand Lodge still exercises jurisdiction over the Lodges in their territory. They say: WHEREAS, It has been abundantly demonstrated in the past that two Grand Lodges cannot harmoniously exercise authority within the same jUrIsdiction; therefore be it Rcsolt'ed, That in the opinion of this Grand Lodge, the M. ,,,. Grand Lodge of IIIinnesota has been infringing upon the rights and authority of this Grand Lodge and that although we callnot undo what luts already been done, we protest against the further exercise of authority on the part of the Grand Lodge of Minnesota within our jurisdiction, as the exercise of such authority is, in the opinion of this Grand Lodge, unlawful, without precedent, and subversive of the peace and harmony which should exist between all Masonic Lodges. '\.

We think the dissenting Lodges ought to give in and adhere to the home Grand Lodge rather thun to a foreign body. Let there be no strife. Brethren. We have a similar case on hand. Some of our New Mexico Brethren decline to adhere to the Grand Lodge in that territory, but still cling to their mother, the Grand Lodge of Missouri. 'We would say, avoid divisions and dissensions. "Live in peace" if you expect the God of peace to be with and 路bless you. Brethren, dwell together in UNITY. There was no Report on Foreign Correspondence, GEO. H. HAND, Yankton, G. M. N. E. COTON, Elk Point, G. Sec.

DISTRIOT OF OOLUMBIA, 1877. Grand l.odge met in Washington, November 14, 1877. Bro, E. G.Davis, G. M., presided. His Address is short and of a business character. No new Lodges organized and no decisions were announced. The election of Grand Officers occurred at this session, but they were not installed until the 27th of December, when an Installation Communication" was held. At this session Reports were rendered by Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer. II

A special committee presented II Report respecting the death of our late Bro. Gouley. As Bro. Gouley was made a Mason in that jurisdiction, we offer no apolog~' for making extended extracts from the Report concerning him. . That wherell8 our deeeased Brother, George Frank GouleY,late R. W. Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of the State of Missoun, was initiated, passed and raised in B. H. French Lodge, No. 15, of this Grand Jurisdiction, and received the several degrees of Capitular Masonry in Washinbrton Chapter, No. 16, then under the jurisdiction of Maryland and District of Columbill. Grand Chapter. And whereas, after his removaT from this city to St. Louis, :Missouri, by his general eminent abilities, knowledge of Masonry, and his executive faculties, he was ~levated tQ

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the responsible and destinguished position of Grand Secretary of the several Grand Masonic Bodies in the State, and also Chairman of the important Committee of Foreign Correspondence of the same, whereby he became known and recognized as being among the very i)rst in all those difficult duties assigned to him. And whereas this Grand Lodge, in which there are so mllny personal friends of the deceased, desires to honor the memory of our distinguished dead aud perpetuate their Masonic deeds to posterity, as a recognition of and a wish to imitate their virtues: Therefore, . Resolved, That in the death of our distingui:shed and worthv friend, Companion and Brother, MASONRY has suddenly lost a bright llnd shining light from her galaxy, the Grand Lodge of Missouri a most faithful and efficient officer, the Craft a diligent worker, and the Brethren a firm and reliable friend and Brother. Resolved, That a copy of this report and resolutions be suitably engrossed and framed, and duly forwarded to the Grand Lodge of Missouri.

The above sentiments, so tenderly and fraternally expres.c:ed, were suitably engrossed llnd handsomel)' framed, and prcsentea to our Grand Lodge at its last session, during the " Memorial Service." The following extract from our Proceedings marks the event: R. \V., Bro. N. M. Givan presented framed resolutions of respect, sympathy and condolence from the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia. The same were appropriately received by 1\1. W" Bro. RYland, and ordered hung in the office of thc,Grand Secreta!)路.

Bro. ,Yo R. Singleton rendered a Report on Foreign Correspondence in which Missouri is fraternally noticed. His Report may be described in one word, "good." E. G. DAVIS, Washington, (re-elected) G. M. W. R. SINGLETON, Washington, (re-elected) G. Sec.

FLORIDA.. 1878. Grand Lodge met in Jacksonville, January R, 1878, it bcing thc forty-ninth Annual Communication. Grand Master Enos 'Vasgate presided. Fifty-three Lodges were represented. The Annual Address was good and opcns thus: Agreeably to the custom of Masons, we have implored the blessing of the Great Architect of the Universe upon our meeting-, and humbly asked His aid in:our deliberations; let our feelings and acts be in accordani':e therewith. Although we may differ in ollr views and opinions on questions to be acted upon, let IlS remember that we are assembled not for the promotion of ends personal to ourselves, but from" a sinccre wish of being serviceable to ollr fellow crea.tures" and the Craft Imiver:-al; remembering also that among true :'IIasons no contention should ever exist" but that noble eontention, or rather, eInulntion, of who best can work and best agree," We have met to legislate for the benefit of the Craft in our jurisdiction. Let us endeavor so to act that all may fcel "h<lw good und pleasant it is for Brethren to dwell together in unit)'."

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The Grand Master pays a generous tribute to the "departed" of his own jurisdiction, and remenlbers our loss feelingly: Yet, ag~in, death has entered our circle, and a bright and shining light in 'our mystic constellation has bccn cxtinguished. Our Grand Hepresentative near the Grand Lodge of ~1issouri, met a violent death at the burning of the Southern Hotel, in St. Louis, on the 11th dny of April. He was in the midst of life and usefulness, and was known all oyer the 1'~asonic world. Nearly, if not all, the Grand Lodges that have 'met since the sad eatRstrophe, have noticcd nis death. The Grand Lodge of Egypt clllled a special communirntion to pay a tribute of respect to his memory. The body of Bro. George Frank Gouley lies in his native State, Delaware. He Reports having granted three Dispensations to orgllni7,c new Lodges, and arrested the charter of one. The decisions reported are of a local character and application, for the most part, and

n." intcrpreted in the light of their law are sound expositions of Masonic Jurisprudence. He ruled that a Lodge C. D. has no right to affiliate Masons. We think this is not good doctrine for general usc. It may suit Florida, hut we prefer the law of Missouri, that Lodges U. D. milY do all things clearly expressed in the Letters of Dispensation creating them, such as the initiating, passing and rah;ing of 'Masons; affilia.ting 'Masons, by petition for membership. We neyer could see why Lodges C. D. should be denied the right to when they are a.llowed to make l\[usons.

(~(filiatc

Masons,

Bro. Wasgllte ruled that a Brother, made in a Lodge C. D., has all the right,> arid priYileges of the original petitioners, and when the Lodge is chartered, becomes one of路the chartered members. Very well. Now why not allow the Lodge to receive, while U. D., any :Mllster ~[ason in good stHnding'! Bro. A moves into the jurisdiction of Gouley Lodge, U. 1>., the day after it is instituted. He has his Dimit und desires to affiliate at on(;e. Your rule will not permit it. The Dispensation was granted by thc'Grand Lodge, and has nearly twelve months to run. Bro. A has to remain in a state of non-affiliation until the Lodge receives a chartcr, which it may not receive perchance. Why keep him virtually suspcnded for so long a time? There is no good reason for it. All the while he is.waiting, the ]J1'ofane are knocking and being received. Make the above rule universal and Brethren had better not dimit until they find there are no Lodges under Dispensation in the country where they propose to locate. The rule gives a decided preference to profanes and priVileges that are deni.ed to Brother Master 11asom, (~llestion-Ha.s

another Lodge '!

our Lodge a right to affiliate a Brother living in the

juri~diction of

An811Jer-I refer you to Grand Lodge constitution, sec.:tion :!4, ll.rtidc 10.

Said section says: "No Lodge 1m:; the right to re(;civc into membership any person residing in another Lodge jurisdiction, without the expre>'s consent of the Lodge i.n wllOse jurisdiction Uie person resides." The said sec.:tioll will do very well when applied to (;undidlltes for initiation, passing or raising. But we hold now, as in 18G7, that it is the right of every l\Iaster Mason to petition a.nywhere for membership, without reference to his residence, and the Lodge 'hus the same right to receive llnd act upon the a.pplication.

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All of the Grand Master's rulings were approved by the Committee on Jurisprudence and endorsed by the Grand Lodge. The following question was pr(~pounded, and referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence:. ' 1. Should a Brother who hw; been suspended for non-pllymellt of dues be charged dues during such suspension '!

The answer furnished by the committee, we give below: The Committ~e on Musonic ,Jurisprudenee, respectfully report, in regard to the queries of Bro. Hallmark:

1路. As to the !>ayment of dues, durillg t.he suspension of 11 Brother, for lloll-payment of dues, the regu lltioll of the Grand Lodge ulready prescribe that the snspended Brother is liable for the SlUne. The Report was approved, being consonllllt. with previous deliverances.

Modestly. Illlt firmly, we protest. We \I'ere reared ill a State thnt once WIIS disgracer] by t.he old English lliw of imprisonment for debt. We have seen the unfortunate man in the" debtors' prison" a,nd know what it looks like. We have wept and indulged in anathemas while reading Dickens, as he described so graphically, scenes in the prison life of English debtors. We have seen an unfortunate debtor deprived of路 his liberty, incarcerat.ed and langnishing in prison. He was deprive(] of e\'ery possible opportunity to pay the deht for which he sutl'erer! imprisonment. The punishment did not pay the deht. And yet the erueltieiS and injustice~", of the tibuve law were tender mercies compared to the rule of our Florida Brethren. There, un unfortunate" Brother who has been :mspended for non-payment of dues," is deprived of Masonic privileges, and Rlmo~t of ~fasonic life. Yet while thus in duress, he is chargeable and charged with lIues during suspension. In other words, he is impri!:'oned for deht IUIlI then held lillhlc to he imprisoned for being in prison. Aside from' the injustice of the law, we believe it wiIlnot abide Ii constitutional tc~t. You cannot leg-ttlly charge something for nothing. The suspended Brother is cut otf fmlll the Lodge, denied all right.'; and privileges, except the privilege of sutI'ering; yet a debt is accumulating against him, while he is unable to relieve himself of one ulready resting upon him. It is tantamount. to requiring' I1n imprisoned debtor to pay the debts that sent llim to prison, yet he is denied liberty to work so as to pay what is ulready due. We as>-. for what is ll. Brother charged dues during hil' suspension? It is on account of no benefit 'he is recei\'ing, for he is denied ail rights alllI benefits. Then why charge dues for membership when membership is suspended? The litw ill Florir]a is not sound, llntl \"e believe it unjust. Brethren, repeal it. A Report. departnre.

011

Foreign Correspondence was rtmt!ered, covering some/our pages. A new ' W1LLLLDI A..McLEAN, Jacksonville, G. 1\1. D. C. n.\ WKI KS, .Jacksonville, (~. See.

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GEORGIA, 1877. The Most Worshipful Grund Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons for the State of Georgia, assembled in Annual Communication in the Grand Lodge Hall, in the city of Macon, on Tuesday, October 30, A. D. 1877, A. L. 5S77. Two hundred and thirty-eight Lodges were represented. David Butler, M. W. G. 1>1., presided. The Grand Master reported no decisions. The Address he pre8ented is short enough, and sufficiently business like to evidence the ability of its author. ' We clip the following under the head of

DEFAULTING LODGES.

Delinquent Lodges are made such, by defaulting- and delinquent members. The Worshipful Master is sometimes the cause. but more often the ~reat reason is, the absence of wholesome discipline. And the want of discipline often anses from an ignoranee of, and an incompetency to discharge the duties of the offices which the members hold. From these r-ausel', disorder, disobedience to ri!?htful authority and great confusion must come. Behind all these rea.<;olls lies another Jact, more potent still. It is the ease with which new members obtain arlmittanee into too many of our Lodges. The profane are allowed to come in with improper motives, and withollt sufficient enquiry. And the privileges of Masonry are used for other purposes than the noble one of who can best work and best agree in the practice of our sublime prccepts. Local and peculiar causes sometimes produce the above mentioned results as to Lodge defalcations. But a.<; a general principle, the Grand Master has grouped all the causes working so detrimentally to Lodges and the Craft. Twenty years close observation has proved to us-that financial mismanagement has done more to injure Masonry and destroy Lodges, than all other causes combined. Chnpters instead of pages might be written with profit on this subject, but who would read the things thus written!! One neglect leads to another, until gel1erallooseness, negligence, indiJference, recklessness and demoralization follow, and ruin is the final end of the Lodg~~. Let wholesome discipline, as a steady practice, be enforced in respect to every delinquency, and our )lasonic privileges will never degenerate into license and abuse of law. We approbate the utwrance below made by Bro. Butler: To remedy these evils, the Grand Lodge, at this communieation, would do well to apply it-; discipline to all Lodges which are in arrears for ducs, also to those Lodges which, with incompetent officers, use unwarrantable means to confer the degrees, and upon tho~e officers who do not enforce the laws of Freemasonry against the vices of drunkenuess, profanity, and dishonesty. Such a procedure will cost some money, but the purity of our professions und the high standing of our Ancient Order is in great peril from these things. The Grand Lodge of New Mexico was formally recognized. The Brethren of Georgia concluded to let the Masons of Cuba" settle the questions among themselves," as to a legitimate jurisdiction in that much revolutioned isle.

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The communication is numbered as the ninety-first, which would indicate that the Grand Lodge was formed in 1786. It is claimed that the Gmnd Lodge became independent in 1786, but the Provincial Grand Lodge was establish cd in 173,'), not later than 173;>. This would give the Grand Lodge of Georgia a good age, making it about one hundred and twenty-five years old. No Report 011 Foreign Correspondence was rendered. The Grand Lodge seems to have been without a committee on that interest. TI~e SUbject, in futllre, will receive attention, as is shown by the following; We cordially endorse the recommendation of our Most Worshipful Grand Master, relative to the re-appointment of a Standing Committee on Foreign Correslondcnee, and sugg-est that due brevity be employed with respect to the subject matter necessarily coming within the province of the Annllal Rcport 011 such correspondence. As an earnest of what may be expected, we state with pleasure that M. W., Bro. Sam'l Lawl'Cnce, P. G. M.. of Atlanta, is Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Correspon<1encc. It was 0111' happiness to meet this valued and 1\1ost Worshipful Brother in Atlanta for a minute. and Ilrrllnge for !I; further acquaintance lit his Masonic home. Sickness of a violellt charneter prevented our meeting the engagement, and welllllY look upon his face no more. Of him we had a good Report among his neighbors. In his age and illtirmities he may feel happy that" A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches." JA1\IES M. l\WBLEY, Hamilton, G. M. J. EMMETT BLACKSHEAR, Macon, G. Sec.

IDAHO,.1877. The Most Worshipful Grand Lodg~ of Anciellt, Free and Accepted Masons, of the ,territory of Idaho. commenced its tenth Annual Commullication at the Masonic Hall, in Boise City, on Tuesday, September 11, A. L. 5877, A. D. 1877, at 10 o'clock A. M. Bro. E. A. Stevenson, G. M., was present and presided. He presented a very good Address, and touches upon many issues peculiar to that jurisdiction. Several decisions were reported. Some of them are sound expositions of Masonic Jurisprudence; others we regard'as not only out of harmony with gelleral custom, but equally contradictory of well-settled :Masonic principles. Wc note the following: Qucsti01!-" What is the status of ll. Mason who 1\8.!i been suspended from ull the rights and privileges in Mllsonry, for UnlllltSonie COli duct, by the Grand Lodge, and ;:estored by the same power?" Answcl'-He is a non-Iltliliated Mason. The restoration by the Grand Lodge does not restore him to membership in the subordinate Lodge from which he was suspcnded.

This sounds passing strange. We adopt the language of others: .. Hesolved, that We believe nOll-concurrence will be the order.

do not concur."

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Grand ~Iaster Stevenson seems to confound sm,pension with expulsion, How suspension works non-aifiliation we fail to see, We assume that suspension, as a Masonic penalty, works a forfciture of Masonic rights and privileges only for a given time. Definite suspen- â&#x20AC;˘ sion is thc g-eneral rule. '''hen the period arrives to which a Brother stood suspended, whether by Grand or subordinate Lodge, the demands of law having been met, and justice satisfied, the penalty ceases. The disabilities are all removed and the Brother reverts to his former standing without action on the part of anybody. Or rather, when suspension ends, the Brother hi left just where he was when the cloud, or disabilities, settled upon him. The suspension impaired his standing and estopped his privileges for a certain time. When the time ends, or the suspension ceases, he is found just where the suspen: sian took hold of him-in go:>d standing, and endowed with all of his former :Masonic rights. One of the.~e rights iii mcmbership in his Lodge. He is therefore in membership when his suspension endii. It makes no difference who suspended him, suspension does not work a total loss of Masonic life or membership. It is only the ,m8pclwion of the functions of life and its activities. When the cause ceases, or the disabilities arc removed, life resumes its normal course and functions. Not so with expubion. That b death absolute. To live IIIasonicaJly after this Masonic deuth-(expulsion), there must be new li;rc given to the dCltd-a resurrection of lL dead being. The power exercised by Grand Lodge in such It eli.~e, is to flirc li;fe-re~tore to heing. but not to Masonic or Lodge membership. The decision, when lLnll.lY7.ed will not bear criticism. The C;rand Lodge does the restoring in this ClLse. 'Ye ask, to 1vhatodoes it 1't'l5ture~ 'We have already shown that the suspended )fason only lost his jwivilcf/('.< ful' a viven timc, but did not lose his l(fc by suspension. Therefore, when the Grand Lodge restores, in this case, it must be a restoration of what hao. been withdrawn, viz., ~fa.'1onic privileges. Being restored to his ]Wi1.'iicges, and his mr.mbcrship never having been lost by suspension, when the {hand Lodge restored him, he was a mClllbC1' of his Lodge, and not" a non-affiliated ~Ia.~on," as the decision erroneously declares. Grand Lodge restorE's a suspended Brother to what he had lost by .<llspensiun. He could not lose mcmbership by 8Il.~pcn.~ion: therefore, when restored by Grand Lodge as It suspended )[ason, hc was it member of his Lodge, and not "a non-affiliated Mason." We object to the following: One ballot on a petition to be made It ~fa.'1{)Il, if dear, cntitles the applicllnt to the three degrees of AnCient Craft Masonry-110 further balloting is required. We say. in the language of Holy 'Writ, .. We never saw it on this fashion." We never wish to see it become the law, that one clear ballot will entitle an "applicant to the tln'ce degrees of Ancient Craft 'Mllsonry." As U.1l olli,et to the above, we present the law of Missouri. The ballot shall be sprcull for each degree, and shall be unanimous in all, upon the moral, intellectual and :Mm;onic qualiticitt.ions of the applicant. In the Report of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence, the Chairman (Bro. Purdy) says:

In forming the Constitntion of the Grand Lodge of Idaho, we borrowed largely from :Missouri. Accepting this as true, we cannot understand wh)' the Grund Muster should have decided that one ballot can elect an "applicant to the three degree.~ of Ancient Craft Masonry-no further balloting is reqnired."

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After this statement, we arc the morc surpriscd that the Committee on Jurisprudence approved the above decision as well a,~ the foregoing one we have criticised. Yet such was done and thc Report was adopted by the Grand Lodge. Your Committec on Jurisprudence to whom was referred the decisions of the 1\1. W. Grand Mastcr, respectfully report, that we have carefullyexamincd the same and find them correct. . We hope the Grand Lodgc will rcpcal said act. The Report on. Foreign Correspondcnce, rendered by Bro. n. H. Purdy, is a well written paper and is worthy of its author. We like his style, and enjoyed the reading. The Grand Master paid a touching tribute to the memory of Bro. Gouley. E. A. STEVENSON, Pioneervnle, 1. T., G. 1\1. CHARLES HIMHOD,Boise City, 1. T., G. Sec. A. HEED, Boise City,!. T., Ch'n Com. on For. Cor.

ILLINOIS, 1877. The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons, of the Statc of Illinois, met in Annual Grand Communication at McCormick's Hall, in the city of Chicago, on Tuesday, the second day of October, A. D. 1877, A. L..')877, at 10 o'clock, A. ~I. ~f.

\V.,

.Jo~eph

Robbins, G. M., presided.

There were six hundred and fotty-six Lodges l'epreseutcd. The GrfLnd Master grantcd six Dispensations to form new Lodges. His Address is one of great clcarncss. force and strength-just such a pfLper as we expected from Bro. Robbins. We will be excused for making large extraets therefrom. If 'we had read his Address before reviewing" Idaho," we would have strengthcncd our position by his ltrguments concerning Grand Master Stevenson's ruling, abont restoring a suspended Mason.

We present thc principal points ill Bro. Robbim' Address, bearing upon thc question, as supplementary to our own views. It will be seen that the case presented by him is of precisely the same character as the one in Idaho. A Brother was suspended by the Grand Lodge of Illinois, in 1875, and reinstated at the session in 1876. A question arose as to the etfect of such reinstatement "Whether," says the Grand Master, "thc act of reinstatement operated as a complef.e. removal of the disabilities. or left him possessed of the general rights of Masonry. but unaffiliated." We are pleased t{) sce that Grand Master Robbins employs the term "rei?/- . stated." And "reinstatement" removes all disabilities. But to the decision.

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When the clemency of the Grnnd Lodge is invoked by a person suffering a penalty inflicted by that uody, the same rule obtains that is applicable in its constituent Lodges, viz: unless it is limited in exprc..,,~ terms, the clemency extenned must be held to be a.~ complete as it is in the power of the Grand Longe to gmnt. The act mu~t he interpreted ann construed in harmonv with its purpose. Amnesty being the purposc of the act, the presumption of law will be that it lS unrestricted. Limitations, not being in harmony with the avowed purpose of the act, cannot be inferred, but to be admitted must be unmi:>takably expressed. The term" restored" was improperly uscd by the committee, as it really applies only to those who have been expelled from the Frl1ternity, their connection therewith bcing definitely terminated, which was not true of RICHAllJ)f'. The use of the formula, "restored to all the right~ and privileges of Mllsonry," with reference to expclled Masons is not strictly correct, because Lodge membership is one of these privilegc.~; but so using it leads to no confusion. it being well IlIHlerstoon that the Grand Lodge neither assumes to, nor cnn put a ~Iason hack into a Lodge after his membership therein has been absolutely terminated-nothing but the unanimous ballot of the Lodge can do that. Still, it~ use liignitic.~ amnesty to the extent of the power of the Grand Lodge, and in this Cllse, which was one of suspension only, no reserved right of constituent Lodge or individual Masons comes in to limit its eflect. The Grand Lodge condemned the offender to suspension, during its pleasure, from all his Masonic rights lind privileges, inelulling, of course, his right~ as a member of Marcelline Lodge. Its pleasure being satisfied, that body, upon thc petition of the olfenncr that his punisbment might ceasc, removed the disabilities it had imposed, re-invested him with all the right8 nnd privilege:- of whil'h he had been deprived by its act of suspension. and left him where it founn him-a member of his Lodge. The Grand Master time, and says:

declin~d

to grant DispcnslltiOllf' to confer degree:- in advance of

The infreQuency of real emergencies warl"!\ntin~ the setting aside of the law requiring one month's previous notice in t1le case of a petitIOn for the degrees, is demonstrated by the fact that slIlce the fce for this exercise of the dispensing power was fixed at twenty dollars, it is rarely or ne\'er asked for. \Ve imagine that" emergencies" costing .â&#x20AC;˘ twenty dollnTS" will not be so emcl"gcnt as when they cost nothing. Our only regret is that the Grand Lodge of Illinois, under any circumstances, allows the law to be suspended which requires an applicant for initiation to wait one month. On c07U>ol'ida1ing of weak Lodges, the Grand l\Iaster speaks to the point, and expresses what we wish might obtain in our own jurisdiction. I am satisfied that many consolidations might take place to the advantage of all concerned; that the inconvenience would be more than compensatcd by the increased interest; and that at the sacrifice of nothing but a little personal pride, in each case, one strong healthy and independent Lodge might take the place of two or more weak, struggling bodies whose necessities bear heavily upon their discouraged and listless members, liud are a constant menace to the general welfare. The Grand Master rendered thirty-two decisions, mostly touching local questions peculiar to that jurisdiction. Some of them do not quadrate with our standard in Missouri, and we prefer our laws to any other. We quote the following, and file our exceptions: 20. When a candidate after being rejected by one Lodge, removes into the jurisdiction of another, neither Lodge can receive his petition without firf>t obtaining the consent of the other. 21. The personal jurisdiction which a Lodge acquires over a candidate by rejecting his petition for the degrees, is not aftected by the lapse of time, nor by his removal elsewhere. Concerning No. 20, above, we hold that after the lapse of twelve months (follOWing the rejection) the rejected candidate is free from all claims upon him by the rejecting

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Lodge. If rejection is a bar to renewal of petition fOl" twelve months, when the twelve months end, the disability ends, awl the rejecting party may petition again. Very well. What is it that terminates with the twelve months? It is the di.~abiliJ.y imposed by rejection. When that disability is removed by lapse of time, the party stands precisely where he did before he was r~jected. Is not this true? Wbat rests upon him? Nothing. As he is as free from disability as if he had never petitioned, and therefore has the right to petition again, what follows? Simply this: If he had never petitioned, and had never been rejected, could he not petition.a Lodge elscwhere, when he had lived long enough under its jurisdiction? We presnme no one will question this. To illustrate: Suppose A lives in Jacksonville till he is thirty years of age. The Lodge hilS jnrisdir-tion over him, but he never petitions a Lodge thei路e. Then he moves to Jerseyville and remains there twelve months, or a sufficient time to acquire the right to petition a Loclge. Will anyone question hi~ 1'ight to petition? Must he obtnin permission from the Jacksonville Lodge to petition the lJOdge in Jerseyville? Grand Master Robbins will laugh at us fOI' propounding the question, and will say, "he hM the unquestioned right to petition in Jerseyville." Very well. Now suppose 13 lives in .Jacksonville till he attains his majority, petitions a Lodge llnd is rejected. Twelve months elapse lind the bill' to his petitioning again is removed by operation of law. Is he not free from the disability? Certainly. :l\{ay he not petition the second time? Doubtless. Is he not in the eyes of the law as if he had never been rejected? Of course he is, or his second petition would not be receivable. Does he not sUl.nd just where he did before rejection? Yes. Well, before he ever was rejected, he could have gone to Jerseyville and petitioned the Lodge there, after gaining a :Masonic residence. Why may he not do so now? Remember he 路stands where he did before rejection, free from disability. Being free from disability, he lllay acquire Masonic ritizenship under the jurisdiction of some other Lodge, and where such jurisdiction obtains, the fonner one ceases. But the strangest view we ever met in )IIl.~onie Jurisprudence is expressed in the terms of this decision, wherein the Grand MRster declares that neither the rejecting Lodge nor the one where the party afterwards may locate can receive his petition. That is what it amolints to, and virtually debars a rejected applicant forever. The idea is. that no rejected applicant can petition any Lodge other than the one that rejected him. Why? Because he belongs to the rejecting Lodge, it having acquired exclusive Masonic jurisdiction over the petitioner. When he moves into another jurisdiction, this exclusive claim still bolds. Yet after he lives years under the jurisdiction of 0. Lodge far removed from the one that rejected him, the latter cannot" receive his petition without first obtaining the consent" of the one where he lives. Yet the Lodge that rejected him claims" exclusive :l\fasonie jurisdiction." Still it cannot receive the petition of a man over whom it claims "exdusive jurisdiction," and will not allow the Lodge where he lives to receive his petition, though he may have resided there for years after his rejection, and the fact almost forgotten by the rejecting Lodge. From such law and its effects, .. Good Lord deliver us." "How many hotels have you in this town?" "Two." "Which is the better one?" "If you go to one, )'OU will wish you had gone to the other; and if you try the other, you will wish you had never seen either." We therefore dissent from decision No. 21 in toto, that jurisdiction acquired over a candidate by rejecting his petition for the degrees, is unaffected by lapse of time or removal elsewhere. When a profane petitions a Masonic Lodge, he sets forth his.desires, and makes certain promises, and places a pledge of his sincerity in the hands of the Lodge, in the shape of a fee. Thus far he can go and no farther, but leaves the proposed contract for the consideration of the party of the second part. The proposed contract is duly considered and rejected. There everything ends except the disability which the law imposes, which estops the right of petition anywhere for one year. In proof of this, his money is returned. If an, indefemowle claim or ,. e.Tdusive Masonic Jurisdiction" sets up, why not keep his money? Whell he is rejected, he is for twelve months, to Masonry, a .. heathen man and a publican." When that term

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of probation expi.res, he i~ no longer under any kind of l\'111~ollic ban or ostracism, and may Heek citi:renship anywhere in the broad commonwealth of Masonry. We do not care to pUr1iue the subject further. The inju~ti<',e of ~ueh a law i~ too palpable to need enlargement. Many good men are rejected by bad men. Forbid their reception by any Lodge where they may afterwards locate, except by pennission of the rejecting Lodge, would he the grossest wrong, and render impossible their admission iuto the Fraternity. The law savors too much of ecclesiastical damnation by "bell, book and candle," which follows the anathematized one through life, and hounds him to all eternity. We only have to say that our Illinois Brethren have laws ofUheir own for the govel'llment of their Grand .Jurisdiction, in accordance with which decisions, Nos. 20 and 21 scem to have been made. These rulings by the Grand I\{aster were reported upon by the Committee on .Jurisprudence and ndopted by the Gmnd Lodge. So he it.

ORATlO!'.

The Grand Lodge enjoyed an Address delivered by the Grand Orator, Bro. R. H. Dermant. The orator received the thflnks of his Grand Lodge and the compliment of having his oration published in the printed Proceedings. This Grand Lodge reports yeur, of 579.

total memhen<hip of :39,888, f'howing

decrcflse for the

Of our sister jurisdiction all the other side of the river, we say with pleasure it is a a.nd commanding body of men.

GRA~D

Report on Foreign Correspondence was rendered uy Bro. T. T. Gurney. It is an able and lengthy document, covering one hundred and eighty-three pages of the Proceedings. He presents an exhaustive review" ON CUBA .-\ND COLO:-." . After a thorough examinlttion of the whole subject, he submitted the following conclusions:

Fir.ot. That symholie Ma.<;oHry rests in it<; eqnaHf:lj and independent .sovCl'eignty. Second. That. when any portion of this equality and sovereignty is surrendered, it ceases to be Craft :Ma.<;onry, 11.9 recognized hy the English speaking Jurisdictions of this continent.

Third. That a lawful charter oilCe surrenderell or abandoned, cannot be revived except by competent authority. Fow路tll. That there is no power, apart from Independent Sovereign SY1l1holie Powers, that can lluthorize the formution of symbolic Lodges. After much thought. your Committee is reluctantly led to the conclusion that the so-called Grand Lodges of" Cuba" and "Colon" are not lawful bodies of symbolic Masonry, and recommend the adoption of the following: Resolved, That this Grand Lodge declines to recognize the" Grand Lod~e of Colon," or the ,. Grand L<>dge of Cuba." both claiming Symbolic Masonic Jurisdiction 111 the Island of Cuba, as lawful bodies of Craft Masonry. Respecting a certain class of :Masons who flippantly and constantly use the Umns "Upon the Square," "Upon the word of It Mason." etc., he discourses briefl)' and to the point; .

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For years we have been accustomed to set a man down a sponger and 11 fraud. who is compelled to resort to "the word of a Mason" to secure favors. It is not necessary that any reputable Mason should resort to clap-trap. Such "spongers" have preyed upon our confidence in the past, until we have become suspicious of all who resort to these methods. But our suspiciousness will not hring hack the money these gentry have gulled us out of. Live and learn. Bro. Gurney reviews Mi""ouri,' for 1876, very fraternally. Of Grand Master Cadle, he says: . The Address of the Grand Master is u document of much interest. because in the administration of the affairs of the Grund Lodge, he shows an unmistakable determination to elevate the standing of the Craft. He quotes the following- from Bro. Cadle's Address: A Brother makes the following statement, in substance: Some seven or eight ycars a~o, our Lodge conferred thc (legrees upon a man who was thought to be a sober. upright cItizen. Soon after receiving the degrees he began to drink, and became a con1irmed drunkard; has removed from our jurisdiction; was drunk and helpless almost a year before he left. The Brethren are divided in.opinion about the proper course. Some daim that it is unreasonable for the Lodge to render the Brother assistance, as he has violated the laws of Masonry. . In answer to this ca.~e I cited decision 7. page 40. Book of Constitutions. which declares, "a member C!lnnot be deprived of his Masonic privileges without 11 fair trilll." 'I'his never having taken pllwe, he is a member of the Lodge, entitled to all the privileges and rights of Masonry. When a Lodge fails to enforce law, it must bellI' the responsibility. Other Lodges may partially protect themselves !lgainst the vicious by interposing objections to their vbiting, but the Lodge where he holds his membership must alone be responsible. Every LQdge is supposed to be the exponent of Masonic virtues in its community. and when it fails to meet the requirements, It is the duty of the Grand Lodge to interpose and put a stop to the farcical promulgation of the cardinal virtues. His review of the aboye Is too long for insertion here. That he makes some excellent comments upon the general principles of Mu!'onry, our obligations, duties, the morality of the system, etc., we gilldlr admit. Bllt he failed to shake the position of our Bro. Cadle, because it Wl\S founded upon the law. The decision, inYolYing a legal principle, wns correct. A member cannot be deprived of his Masonic privileges without a fair trin!. The vadict of a Lodge must be rendered before jorjci1:nre of privileges can exist. Verdict must always joll(YUJ I.rial. Legally considered, Grand Master Cadle's decision was correct beyond cavil. Bro. Gurney argues the moral side of the question. We wi!'h him to understand that Bro. Cadle holds very eXlllted views of that brllnch of the subject, and upon the moral feature, condemns the conduct and chamcter of unrnawmic MII.~()n8 as much as anyone. And while defending his position and our law, we utter our own severest reprehension of all the immoral conduct, mentioned and unmentioned, of which men are guilty and yet profess to be :Masons. Such men are not Masons. They are living libels upon the name, and as such, deserve no place among us, or recognition by good men and true. They arc a disgrace to themselves, a reproach to the Institution, and place the genuine Craftsmen in a false light before the world. The Lodge that tolerates them ought to suffer for carrying such lepers. What is the use of wearing a WHITE apron unless there is PURITY in the wearer. We have seen men reel and doze, from drunkenness, in the lodge-room. We have heard the name of God bll\.,>phemed in sight of the letter "G." G. L.-Ap. 3.

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Yes, in the place j'cpresenting the Holy of Holies men say and do things that would have caused the instant death of anyone in the ancient holy place. Sick at heart we have gone out to mOUnI, and ask, is Masonry a mockery? In God's name, what is the use of ,the Institution if it is not what we represent it ?-" A beautiful system of MORALITY." Bro. Gurney utters good words upon this point, which we transfer to our Report with heartiest pleasure. The world is rarel~路 deceived by professions. We may spread upon the record ever so much of glitter and display, but if we are bearing" evil fruit," our etlhrts to cloak disreputable lives with soulless rhetoric or lofty pretensions, will only sti.mulate l\ smile of derision and contempt wherever we are known. We may deck the leprous body with paraphernalia of rank and power, nevertheless the display will not mitigate contagion, or make a loathsome disease less the foe to physical beauty. Our Bro.

Gurne~'

speaks so tenderly of Bro. Gouley thQct we clip his utterances:

To our Brethren of fl[issoun::

Since writing the foregoing, our dear Brother, friend, has gone to his reward. Many times have we essayed to the mournful task of making mention of our own ~rief, and of saying something expressive of the sorrow and sympathy of our entire jUrJl;diction, in the loss of Bro. Gouley; and as often have we recoiled from the undertllkinl;r. We are too poor of intellect, too poor of language, for an ellbrt that involves rarest gifts of thought fiud expression; and we leave the task with a multitude of abler pens, freighted with fraternal tears, to rear the tablet of affectionate memorial. We commend his Report as a very able one. Du. JOSEPH ROBBINS, Quincy, G.l\1. JOHN F. BURRILL, Springfield, G. Sec.

IOWA, 1878. The Grand Lodge met in Cedar Rapids, June 4, 1878, holding its thirty-fifth Annual Communication, adjourned on the 6th, having a public installation of its officers and an oration. Within six weeks an elegant and most readable copy of the Proceedings was on our table, for review. Thi.s is bnsinl',ss, Bro. Parvin; we like despatch. The Proceedings of another Grand Lodge, held in autumn of last year, reached us ,~ix montll.~ after adjournment-just from the press. The Grand Lodge of Iowa, like man~' others, being on wheels, without a habitation or a - - home, was formally welcomed to the Fraternities of Cedar Rapids, and a response was given by the Grand Master, M. \V., Bro. Zephaniah C. Luse. In connection with this little episode, the Grand Master made a statement, as follows: -'Grand Master Luse remarked to the Grand Lodge that the gavel with which he called the Brethren to order, was the same one originally used when Burlington Lodge, No. 41, (now DesMoines Lodge, No.1) under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Missouri,

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was organized. It firi>t callea the Brethren of that Lodge Ithe oldest in our jurisdiction) to order on November 30,1840, ann waj; recently prc.ÂŤented to Past Grand Muster Hart:;oek (the first initiate therein) by the Longe. Two hundred and eighty-six Lodges were represented during the ses1>ion. Four Lodges had been organized under Dispensation. There aTC 3iil working Lodges, with a membership of 18,48B, in that grand jurisdiction. The Grand Master, in opening his Anllress, which is a goon one, says: We are, my Bret.hren, aSi>emblcd here as the representntives of neluly four hundre!l wages, for the purpose of reviewing the past, and legislating for the future. Let us then be true to ourselves, fnithful to our trust:;, ann in aliI' deliberations ever remember the duties we owe to God, to our country, and to our fellow men. According" to a long established custom of our order, I am to-day required to render to you a faithful account of my stewardship. This I am now preparect to do. but ill my nddress yOIl must not expect any display of oratory or rhetoric; neither shall I interest you with lIny poetic ett"usions. Under control of 8opllOln01'ic feeling, we put all the" poetry" and" rhetoric" into our first adnress of this kind that we could command. Since our sophomore days, we have "put away childish things," and often laugh at the "sounding brass and tinkling cymbal" of former productions. The Grand Master performed a large amount of work, and did it well and carefully. Some men make live Grann MaÂŤters. They are not figure-heads, or nominal heads, or no heads at all. The Grand Master reports having appolnten numerous Representatives of his Grand wdge near other Grand Lodges, and i>ays : The 1\1. W. Grand Lodge of England, however. refused to interchange Grand Reprei>entatives with liS, and gave a~ a reason therefor that we are not a sovereign nati01ull Grnnd Body. Ah! Bless us! Not 114f.ionally sovereign. Well, how shall we aU survive non-recognition. There i1> but one method by which we can lift ourselves up to a plane where our sovereignty will be noticed. Let us have a "National" Graud Lodge. We 71WRt haTe one. "Now is the accepted time." We cannot live without an interchange of "Grand Lodge Representati,'es" with our Brother-Collsins. And that interehange is impossible so long a<; we are" not a sovereign national Grand Body." We may be uninformed, but think this refmal to recognize is a little overdone. Being the first snub of the kind we ever heard of, we recoil from i1"with lIll imllginllble pain. Not having heard of such thing befure, and believing our proposition fora "General Grand Lodge," as a remedy, is new and saving, we wish it generally understood that we shall apply fur a patent. We expect to be first Grand Representative of the Nationally Sovereign Grand Lodge of England, near the Universally Sovereign Geneml Grand Lodge of Uncle Sam's all out of doors territory. Give us the General Grand Lodge by all means. Poor Iowa! We arc sorry for you. Grand Mast.er Luse says concerning the Grand Orient of France: The Grand Orient of France having obliterated from its constitution the paragraph which asserted a belief in the existence of Deity, ann by such action placed itself in antagonism to the traditions, practice, and feelings of all true and genuine Masons of this jurisdiction and the world, deserves no longer a reco/?,nition as a Mai>onic body from this Grand Lodge. Some years ago that Graud Orient persIsted in an in vllsion of the Americlln doctrine of Grand Lodge sovcrci~nty, to the extent of organizing Lodges in the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of LouiSIana and other States. We then cut loose for a time from

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all fraternal intercourse with the French Masons rendering obedience to thA.t Grand Orient. Having not only set at naught the supreme authority of American Grn.nd Lodges over their resJleetive jurisdictions, but that of God over men and Masons, we should now wipe our hands of all such bogus Masonry. The Committee on the Grand Master's Address made a strong and out-spoken deliverance. Ninth. Your Committee have noticed with regret the action taken by the Grand Orient of France, in striking from it.., constitution the article asserting belief in Deity and in the Immortality of the soul. That act removes the foundation stone of Masonry. It opens the doors of Mu~onry to the admission of those who, through stupid ignorance, or perverted and corrupted principles, are unable to discern the manifold proofs offered us of a Great Creator. and are thereb~' rendered incapable of feeling the righteous fear of wrong doing. and of appreciating the sweet rewards of virtuous acts. No such person should ever be made a :Mason. An obligation taken by him in the name of God is an unmeaning far.ce. Hi.s oath is as good as the word of a profane-no better. Thus is the confidence one :Mason can have in the word of A.nother stricken down, and the simoon of atheism allowed to blight and destroy that confidential. social Masonic intercourse, which is the riche..,t and rarest fruit of the tree of :Ma!;onry. Your committee are therefore of the opinion that the suggestion of the Grand Ma.'5ter, "to wipe our hands of all such bogus Masonry," should be concurred in, and would respectfully suggest that this matter be referred to a special committee.

The special committee was misunderstood. They say:

l~ppoint~d,

and reported in terms that may 1I0t be

If the course of the Grand Orient of France is allowed to go unrebuked, and become the recognized law, we may well say farewell to Masonry. It is the glory of our institution that we do not interfere with any man's religiolls or political opiniolls. At the same time we discountenance atheism and doubt, disloyalty and rebellion. No atheist can he made a Mason: and the tirst in9uiry made of a candidate, after entering the Lodge, is, in whom docs he put his trust? '1 hese are the essential requisites, and the corner-stone on which our Masonic edifice is erected. Remove them, and the structure falls. What is the course thnt the Grand Orient of France takes? They have entirely blotted ont this Ilecessarl qualification, nnd leave it to the ipse di:r;it of each initiate to decide as he prefers! thus entirely ignoring the imperative beliet in God and His attributes, as understood in al enlightened countries. American Ma~ons will not submit to such a monstrous proposition, and the mere thought of it is well calculated to rouse our indignation and dissent. We protest against such an innovation, and" wipe our hands" of it. Let such sentiments wevail, and our enemies will desire no better argument with which to destroy us. The Urand Lod~es of Ireland and England have set noble examples to the Masonic world, by remonstratmg, lind breaking off all intercourse with these iconoclasts. Several of our Grand Lodges have followed their example, and others will doubtless soon join their ranks. We feel thllt we speak the sentiments of the )[a.'50n8 of Iowa when we SllY that we disapprove and condemn the course of the Grand Orient of France, and we desire to express these opinions still more emphatiea.lly by the resolution hereunto appended:

Resolved, That the Grand Lodge of Iowa, having learned with surprise and regret that the Grand Orient of France has departed from the ancient Jandmarks. by blotting from the constitution llnd ignoring the name of God, and not making a belief in Deity n prerequisite for initiates, doe.'5 hereby express its indignation at the course she has tnken, and herewith severs all relation heretofore existing between us. Resolved That a co})y of this resolution be sent to the Grand Orient of France, and to each of the ifa.-;onic jUflsdictions with which we are on amicable rela;ions.

We make no apology for using- so much space on this most vital issue.

DECISIONS.

Under this head, the Grand Master talks thus: I have during the past year answered hundreds of questions upon Masonic law and usage and as to the construction to be placed upon, and meaning attached to, many of the

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edicts, resolutions, decisions, and general regulations that now cumber our printed Proceedings. In most cases, however, the answers might have been found by the partie~ themseJves, if they had spent the same time in making examinations of the printed records, as they did in writing to me.' Yes. But three cents and alifile scl'iJJble cost less than reading up Proceedings and hunting for deeisions. And then, what are Grand Masters JOI', if not to write to all the 13retlwenf Besides, it is snch a comfort to Bro. Jones to rise up in the Lodge, fumble among a bundle of letters, and haul out one with a flourish that makes the Master look solemn, and )'ounger Brethren tremblc, and say: "Worshipful, I have a letta from the GRAND MASTER. He decides that question as I said he would. He says the Tyler ohould . never leave his place to vote unless he is a member of the Lodge," or, "the Grand Master says a candidate must be examined路 in open Lodge as to his proficiency, provided he is projicient, and that open Lodge means the degree on which the Lodfle is open, I knew I wa.'> right, and thoug!lt the Grand Master would agree with me." Oh, Jones! Henceforth thou art immortal, and the gods will do thee reverence. Seven decisions were reported, or answers to seven questions were given, which were considered good rUlings by the Committee on Jurisprudence, and by the Grand Lodge approved. We make one extract: STATE)lENT.-We have an Entered Apprentice Mason in our Lodge, who is a splendid business man, a good citi7拢n, wealthy. and a number one fellow, hut it is impossible for him to leurn the lectures and stand the required examinations. Qnery-Can't you, as Grand Master, grant us a Dispensation authorizing us to confer the other degrees upon him, waiving the examinations?

, Answer-The Grand Master ha.~ power to do almost anything except to furnish brains for candidates, and he might do that if he had them to spare. Our opinion is, that the better plan would be to have a brains maker and shop, where candidutes could be full)' endowed and thoroughly inspected before allowing them to petition. We make the discovery of a want of "bmins" when it is too late. Either do this, or have a cOInmitlee on brains. The Grand Lodge declared "the so-called Grund Lodge of Ontario, us spurious and clandestine," and interdicts all Masonic illtercourse therewith. On Foreign Correspondence, the Chairman, Bro. Parvin, makes a "new departure." He says: . So, a.<; a matter of necessity-and it has become one of choice-we have discontinued ,for a sea.<;on the review by States or Grund Lodges, ltnd taken up such topics as occur to us as worthy of pre:;entation in this paper. Proceedings of forty-nine Grand Lodges were reviewed, aggregating over ten thousand pages. The reviewer classifies the subjects treated, as follmvs: 1. Journal of Proceedings.

2. Reports on Correspondence.

:t Heturns of Lodges. 4. Htatistics.

5. Constitution. 6. Hi~torical and Biographical Matter. Indexeg.

It is 'simply impossible to give all idea of the working of this plan of review in our Report. Under each head there are many wise and capital sayings, born of experi~nce, lind resulting from much observation, all evidencing deep thought. .

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Of Journals, he says: "A marked and wide-spread improvement has been made the past few ycars, and there is room for others of the Grand Secretaries to do likewise, and we hope to see them follow in the same way." Of Correspondence, this: 2. REPORTS OJ\' COHltK'iI'OJ\'DEl'CE.-Upon other occasions. when reading the Reports on Correspondencc. we have been led to llHk the question, cui bono! what good? and have been forced to the conclusion it would be better now if" Othello's occupation were gone," and the money cxpcndcd in the printing- of thcse Reports. costing for 1877 at least $1;\000 were uppropriated to some other purpose. They have had their day in court, and served a. valuable purpose. No one appredatcs more highly than we, the good they have done in the past, yet we fail to see an~' good now resulting from such labors and pUblications. He urges a reduction in quantity,. thinks the Reports too voluminous; regards the corps of reviewers as a "mutual admiration society "-"you tickle me, and I'll tirk.le you." Not knowing, we can't say. Have not had our credentials vised yet. Don't know that we will be admitted into this" mutual admiration socicty." We feel a little chilly standing without, to meet such a reception from an old member of the "society," as he ~oes out from the charmed circle. Bro. Parvin is done with the" tickling" business. Good. That saves us the gratuitous labor we had intended w perform in his behalf. Rorry. But "tickling" a person contrary to his will, is preearious. We forbear. Bro. Parvin says so mllny good things, we are forced to forego extracts or else eopy the whole. .JEHEMIAH W. WILSON, Newton, Ia., G. M. THEODOHE S. PARVIN. Iowa City, Ia., G. See. HENRY W. RATHAHT, Keokuk, Ia., Com. 011 For. Cor.

INDIANA, 1877. The sixtieth session of

thL~

Grand Lodge convened in Indianupolis, May 22, lSi7.

M. W., Frank S. Devol, G. 1\1., presided. There were present, Representutives of four hundred and sixty-five Chartered Lodges. We think thb shows a most commendable interest on the part of our Indiana Brethren, as there wcre five hundred und nineteen Lodges working under charter, leaving only fifty-four Lodges unrepre>:cnted. The Grand ::Iluster grilllted Di>:pemutiollS for the formation of fow路tecn new Lodges. The Address of Grand Master Devol is 11 bu.~ine.~s doeument, and shows him to have been onc of the Imsi(;.~t and one of the li1:c.,t Grand l\Iasters of the times. The Address covers ubout forty puges, und bristles with matters of practical and locul interest. We make one extract from his exordiulll: It becomes us to lift up our heart.'! to the Great Dh;penF,er of human

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and filial gratitude for the many mercies vOllchsafed unto us who are 8till spared, while others dear to us have been summoned from on high to pass through the dark valley of the shadow of <kath. It behooves us, my Brethren, to relleet often upon the solemn fact that the grave is all universal receptacle. Everywhere the memorials of death lIleet our eye. Can we escape it? If the grave be ltppoillted for all living, !'lUely it will require us. Illustrious Brethren, with whom we ot'te,n met ill these our fraternal conclaves, hltVe gone the way of all the earth. We mourn their untimely loss. 1mt we are comforted with the glad tidin/-,"S that come to us' from the Great Light in Masonry: "Thy dead men l'lhall live; together with my dead body sh~tll the~' arise." It Is easy to infer what ardUOUS, duties crowdcl} lIpon the Grand Master, from the following:

My ollieial correspondence during the year hus apparcntly been unusually large. I have received about two thousand communications of various descriptions, and upon almost innumerable subjects. I have been cltlled upon for the usual numher of opinions and decisions, nearly all of which were either explanatory of the rules ano regulations or a repetition of the rulings of mv predecessors, and it is therefore unnecessary to report thereon in detail. â&#x20AC;˘ He reported 110 decisions, for the reasons given, and wc approve his action. Let Brethren study the" rules and regulation!'," and not run to Grund :\Iasters with a batch of questions which llltve been determined by the law, or passed upon repeatedly by Grand Lodges. We know what Grand :Master Devol had to pass through, haVing been along that road. He reports the Cll..<;e of Ii Lodge like unto oue Wt~ know of in this jurisdiction. A grand Hall enterprise WUl; inaugurated. To carry it forward, money was borrowed and Ii mortgage given on the property. A second loan was secured auda second mortgl1.gc given. Failing to pay the tin;t mortgage, the property was sold, nnd the serond mortgagee was left out in the cold to the amount of four thousand dollnrs. The worst feature of the case was, the second mortgagee WitS n woman and the widow of a Master Mason. Five members of the Lodge subsequently became the owners of sltid property, which is worth $2;,,000, and yields an annual renull of $1,800. Still the 'U'idow was not pnid. There seems to be a dispositiou on the part of some in said Lodge, to evade payment, on the ground that the 7/lidow, since making' the loan, has mm-ricd a man not a Na.'3oll. The Brethwn of that Lodge should han~ tried the dodge of (~erhlin parties in this S.tate. under similar circumstances, and sel~ured the arrest of their charter, thus seeking to avoid paying lUI honest debt by the most questionable methods. We express an Cllrrwst hope that the courts of Indiana may compel each individual member of that Lodge to make good thnt wioow's daims, as our courts forced Brethren in l\-lissouri to meet similar ohligations. â&#x20AC;˘ The Committee having charge of this pltrt of the (Tntnd Master's Addre!'s, gave the subject a thorough ventilation. They Sll~': under these drcumstancel;, it appears to your Committee the 7ner('~~t trifiinrf on the pnrt of the Lodge, in not speedily, nnd at once, satbfyillg this e1aim, and thus end the scanoal already ineurrect. They recommended the snspcnsion of the functions of said Lodge for three months. If at the expiration of said time, the !'aid claim remain unpaid or un!'ecured, the Lodge

should lose its eharter, and its name !Should be stricken from the rolls of the Grand IJOdge. This is simple, even-hallded jUl'tice.

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Proceedings more to our taste, or that commended itself more to our views of right. .We have been cognizant of such transactions, and heard certain pleas, which savored so much of fraud that our moral feelings revolted into indignation.

REUEF.

Undcr this head, the Grand Master's statements and information harmonize with the expericnce of the Fraternity further west. It appcars, from information received direct from the subordinate Lodges. that seventv-five per cent. of the transient applicllnts for relief, claiming to be Masons, have subseq'uently proven to be imposters.

Our personal experience makes the per cent. above seventy-five. We never found but

one applicant in many years, who proved to be what he professed. .He obtained the smallest sum of the many we have aided.

IRREGULARITIFA".

Dnder the above captioll, the Grand Master says: Having ascertained from various sources that lUany Lodges were disregarding the Grand Lodge rnles and regulations, I determined to investigate the matter, with a view towtlrds vindicating the laws and bringingthe guilty to punishment. It being impossible to make the investiglltion personally, I appointed a ::;pecial Deputy for each Lodge. He gave Imid Deputies ample instructions in a printed circular. Reports were made by four hnndred and sixt~'-one of these Special Deputies, from which he presents a C01\densed view. The summary is an interesting and instructive one. We would be pleascd to transfer his condensations to these pages, thereby showing to the Craft at large, how irregularly things may be done and yet be approved by the Lodges as iegitimate. We wish some of our Missouri Grand Masters would adopt the" circular" custom, and institute a few searching inquiries, and then report the answers to the Grand Lodge for information. We think good would come of it. \Ve clip a few of the answers from the Reports, made in response to the" Circular.".. Olle Lodge has initiated a candidate whose physical disability was such as to prevent his literal compliance with the ceremonies of thc Order. Eighteen Lodges have received petitions for initiation from persons who had not resided within their jurisdiction six mOllths. Eleven Lodges have balloted upon the election or rejection of candidates whose petition;: had 1I0t OC('II referred to II committee for investigation and then laid over for four weeks. When balloting for initiation, advanccment or membership, twenty-five Lodges excused mem,oers from voting. Eight Lodges have not required proficiency in the preceding degree before advllncement. Eleven Lodges have recollsidered ballot votes.

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Nine Lodges have conferred more than one degree upon candidl\t~s at the same meeting, and the same dcgree upon more than one .candidate at the same time.

Three Lodges have participated in public processions which were not fonncd for purely 1\Iasonic purposcs, Two Lodges failed to open

011

the third degree lit fUllerals.

Thirt.y-three Lodges have conferred the degre6IJ upon candidates for twenty-five dollars.

II.

less sum than

Fifty-one Secretaries failed to promptly forward the annual returus to the Grand Secretary. . Forty-seven Lodges have neglected to preserve copies of the printed Proceedings of the Grand Lodge for each year. Thirty-one Lodges wcre not in possession of a copy of the Constitution, By-Laws and Rules lind Rcgulations for the government of subordinate Lodges, We think the above will serve as specimens sufficient to show that Lodges need improvement. How many Missouri Lodges would show similar, or graver defects, we do not allow ourselves to conjecture.

FOHEIGN CORRESPONDENCE.

An excellently written and readable Report was

pr~ented

by Bro. E. L. MeLallen.

It is brief enough and yet touches all the vital i,<;sues of the hour, in a plain, frank and

independent manner. When he has anything to say he s.ays it. and we like the W(l!l hc says things. It WIlS his second Report as Chairman of the Committee. He talks and works like a veteran. His work, for the year, being done. he conelude.<;: Again we have madc the grltnd rounds. undo Il~ best we could, noted for the information of our Brethren. the Proceedings of the vurions Grund Bodies; and, notwithstan(lin~ the unsatisfactory result. of our work, we have had mallY pleasunt hours in its pcrformance. To note the methods and peculiarities of our Brother rcviewers, the earnest zenl. the e0urteous difterence of opinion. und loyal adherence to scttled uSlIge. clear ('ut criticism, cnunciations of Masonic law, playful humor. harmless sutire, careful and just discriminiltion, and evidences of studY lind investigation. It must ever be Olle of the chief compensations to the one who shlill 'fill the position of Foreign Correspondent. to make the mtelJectual ucquaintance of the vfln-guurd, the standllnl-bearer8 of Fccmasonry, the various Committces on Foreign Correspondcnce, ANDREW J. HAY, Charlestown, G. '1\1. .JOlIN M. BRA;\lWELL. Indianapolis, G. Sec.

ELISHA L. l\1cLALLEN, Columbia City. Ch'n Com. on For. Cor.

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INDIAN TERRITORY, 1877. The third Annual Communication of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of the Indian Territory, was convened in the Masoni~Hali in the town of Vinita, Cherokee Nation, 1. '1'., on Tuesday, the 4th day of September, A. L. 5877; A. D.18ii. M. W., Bro. Granville McPherson, G. M., presided. All the Lodges under charter, eight in number, were represented. The Grand Master presented a short and mther apologetic Address, containing many 'good thoughts. Of his jurisdiction he says:

The Grand Lodge of the Indian Territory will shine forth in nIl her beauty and splendor, lind take her stand in the great Masonic family, first among her equals. The intermediate link in the chain that binds the Orient and Occident-the center of the great American Lodge, and loc~\tcd in 1\ country Ill' lovely Ill; that in which Ma.<;ollry first found its natal home, there is nothing to prevent this from becoming at some dav in the future, the seat of the MasoniC Empire. It but remains with you, my Brethren, 'and those who come after you, to make it 1\8 such. Thc Grand Master of the Universe has done 'his partbestowed with a bounteous hand 1111 the prceious goifts of nuture upon your lovely land; a land where religion, education and Masonry, the hand-mnids of ciVilization, will one day, like our cherished emblem of immortality, in perpetual vcrdure bloom. He pays 1\n 1\Pvropriate tributc to our late (..rand Secretary, from which wc make a single extract. George Frank Gouley was fur more tlUIll an ordinary man, and in his deuth a vacancy occurs in the Masonic world not casily refilled. Let us drop a tear to his memory and then try to imitllte his many virtues; for the bc:;t of us rna)' well learn lessons from his spotless record. Two Dbpensutions havc becn gfll.lIted for the institution of new Lodges. The Grand l\Iaster presentcd the foIlowiJlg: No questions of lIny material intcrest to the Craft have been submitted to me for my decision' since last we met, with perhaps one or two exceptions: A man is made an Entered Apprcntice in another jurisdiction; he remoycs to this jurisdiction and the Lodge in which he is made grants permission to u Lodge here to finish him. He puts in his petition and is rejected. I hold now that he can only apply to IIny Lodge in whose jurisdiction he mll)' reside; thllt that Lodge hus the ri\5"ht to entertain his petition for the two othcr degrecs without consulting either thc Lodge 111 which he was initiated or the one that rejeetcd him. We think the above correct, ])w/!ided the Entcred ApvrclItiee wu.s granted a certificate by the Lodge which made him. That certificate, eOlltllining a lvairer of jurisdiction, IS to an Entered Apprcntice what a Dimit is to a ~Il\ster l\IUSOll. Wherever he may residc after rejcction, he call seck adyancement. Because: First-The Lodge that made hilllllJl Entered Apprentice, bad dismissed him, and surrendered jurisdictioll. Second-The Lodge that rejectcd his petition said it did not want him. Going elsewhere, he may seek advancement without reference to the J.. odges thllt initiated or rejected.

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The Grand Master talks wisely and well in the/allowing paragraph: My Brcthren, I fear some of us arc inclined to pay more regard to useless customs than to our e\'erv-day duties and obligations to each other. I hold it better to deviate from an empty form than from the principles of l\fa.,>onry. It is all \{'ell enough for us to be posted on Masonic Law and Usage, and to be familiar with the Ancient Landmarks; in fact the.se nrc a pnrt of our Masonic dutie.~; but suppose we stop here; of what benefit would l\fasonry be to the world'! We may know by heart all the disquisitions on Masonic Jurisprudence thut Mackuv ever wrote; haVe at our t()n~ue's end all the beautiful things that Pike hilS ever said. and yet be us void of the true spirit of l\Insonry fiS is the marble slab of the virtues of him whose nume it commemorates. It ii$ in thc dai1~' avocations of life the missions of l\Iu:;onry must be fulfilled; in a strict adherance to the solemn obligations we are under to each other. This it is that will lift the lowering cloud!' and show forth Masonry, the white-Winged angel in waiting upon rflligion, and. ci,<pization, in all her resplendunt beuuty. .

The following may find an application out side the Grand Jurisdiction for which it was intended. Loose tongues among l\Iasons are abundant over ull these lands. We have heard them asperse the character of Brethren until we qucstioned whether such had any Mu.sonry in them. We have no confidence in,or respect for, a Mason who willslnnder, defame or asperse a Brother-speak cvil of a Brother Master Mason. With us the obli[!ations of Musonry should llte(tn something'. But it grieves me ~orely, my Brethren, to see those obligations so frequently disregarded. A Brother will takp. exceptions to something another says or docs, and instead of goin~ directly to him, as his solemn obligatiuns require, and in a kindly and fraternal spirit whisper good tidings in his ear, he will talk about him in a most disparaging and disgraceful manner. not only to the members of the Lodge, but to the world generally; and 1 tell you, my Brethren, if this worst of all evils continue. Masonry in the Indian Territory will soon be but a by-word, to he bandied about by the vulgar, and a dis~race and reproach to the Fraternity throughout the globe. I spcak feelihgl~路 on thIS snbject, Brethren, for in contemplating the consequences of a persistence in what I have already seen so much of, and whllt seems so IlI11rmingly on the increase, I tremble for the fate of an institution to which I haye devoted almost a lifetime, and which I am so particulllrly anxious to see flourish and bring forth fruit in the Indian Territory. And us this is the lu.st time I shull ever address you. I feel that I cannot too earnestly admonish you tl) guard against this most dangerous element with which you have to contend-the unbridled tongue. Even one member, by the unrestrained use of his tongue, will sometimes poison a whole Lodge till it falls to pieces of it.~ own rottenne.<;s. The subordinate Lodges are invested with a remedy to check this evil, and I earnestly insist that they appl~' it, The Report on Foreign Correspondence was rendered by a commitu..>e composed of Bros. Murrow, Jones and Hague. The Report is brief. The Brethren say; It is the first attempt that any member of the committee eyer made towlirds such a _ Report, find we have felt like boys undertaking men's work. Once more, Your (~Olll颅 mittee have becn constantly reminded of the old adage.... Cut your garment accordin15 10 your cloth," and we well know that there will be yery little money to pay for the publIcation of our Proceedings, and if we make this Report anywise bulky, it cannot be'published at all. For these nnd other good reasons, your committ~e haye felt embarrassed, al1(t modestly pre.<;ent their Report.

Very wise tonclusions... hoys." We are 80rry that Missouri wa.s not noticed in the Report. We presume our Proceedings had not been received. We can appreciate the feelings expressed by the" boys, undertaking men's work," That is our present state of mind. We lLrc glad that there are others in the ",ame fix, as" misery loves company." Being like them, "embarrassed," we very "modestly" present our first Report to the ~[u.sonic world. Wc congratulate the" boys" on having clone so well. We are glad to staw thllt the Grand Lodge of Arkansas, lit it.,; last scs;ion, recogni=l~d t.he Grll.ndLodge of the Indian Territory. Some difficulties had been in the WilY of ~ueh recognition. 'fhe.'Se were 8atisfll.ctorily adjusted, lUHl Arkansas did the handsome thing, as follows:

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Thercfore, 1'CI;o[ved, That the Grand Lodge of Arkansas hereby recognizes the Grand Lodge of the Indian Territory as a sovereign and independent Grand Lodge, and to her, as such, extends fraternal greeting.

After this resohition was adopted by the Arkansas Grand Lodge, Bro. E. H. English, was received as the Representative of the Grand Lodge of the Indian Territory, with the Grand Honors, etc.; and the Indian Territor~' ~rethren are happy. J. S. MURROW, Atoka, G. ~I. R. P. JONES, Caddo, G. Sec.

KENTUCKY. 1877. Grand Lodge met at Louisville, October 16, 1877, in

sevent)"-~ighth Annual

session,

R. :\1. Fairleigh, G. M., present and presiding.

Representatives from four hundred and forty-four Chartered Lodges, and ten Lodges U. D., were enrolled. In taking up the Proceedings of this Grand Lodge for review, we felt a sense of We have long admired our Kentucky Brethren, regarding theirs as one of the foremost jurisdictions of the country. Our sense of their greatness was largely augmented in looking at the size of their Proceedings-a volume of more than six hundred pages. Really, we dreaded to attack the volume; but soon it was apparent why the book was so large. The publication of the membership of some six hurul1'cd Lodges-a membership amounting to twenty thousand, perhaps-must necesso.rily , enhance tne size of their Proceedings. Besides, the work contains all the Lodges by counties, with the Grand Lodge Constitution added. ot'erwhelmiil[lnCSS come all over us.

The Grand Master's Address is an able, practical business paper, covering a large scope. We observe that while gmnting only two Dispensations to form new Lodges, he large number of applications, and says:

reflL~ed a

I am convinced there ure but few points in Kentucky where new Lodges are needed or can be successfully established without serious embarrassment tv neighboring Lodges. Yes, and many such points are in Missouri as well as in Kentucky. Why are such large numbers of petitions poured in upon Grand :Mllsters? Why do Lodges, likely to be .. embarrassed" by the formation of new Lodges, recommend such formation? Some people in this world never can say .. ~o." We have had all necessary papers sent us when Gmnd Master, with the endorsement of a recommending Lodge, and at the same time rel'Cived a private letter from Worshipful :Must.er and others, remonstrating against what they had recommended. They could not say no when asked to recommend, but sought in lUI unworthy way to defeat those they had endorsed. If Lodges would do their duty and meet responsibilities like men, the formation of new Lod~es would be rare and amount to something. The Grand Master speaks pronilly of his jurisdictioll in tlJe extract below.

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The Grand Lodge, of which each of you is a factor, is the :Mother Grand Lodge of the Mississippi Valley. She created various Lodges throughout the Southern States, until they became numerous enough to form Grand Lodges for themselves. Wherever her votaries are found, they pruudly acknowledge hcr maternity. She stands to-day the peer of any Grand Jurisdiction-ancient, noble, honorahle. Her destiny is in your hands, and right well will her glory be sustained in the hands of such a body of intelligent representatives. About decisions we find this: The letters received bore upon nearly every conceivable subject in Masonry, from the simplest question that the veriest tyro should understand, to the mo~t perplexing inquiry. Yet he had to render no less than Jifty-nine official decisions. These decisions refer to many subjects supposed to be well understood by the Craft generally. To some of his rulings we except: The Committee on .Jurisprudence approved his decisions with a few exceptions, and the Report Wll.'5 adopted. Those we except to, were approved and are law in Kentucky.. The Committee said: In a critical reading' of Grand Master Fairleigh's decisions, No.1 to 59, inclusive, we cannot but express our admimtion of the clear-cut maIlllor in which he has formulated his decisions. The language is terse and decisive, and even the unlettered cannot mistake his meanin~. This renders our task easy. The conclusions expressed in his Address are, in our opilllon, accordant with the ancient laws of l\lasonry, with the constitution of our own Grand Lodge, and with one another, and as such, they will serve as models for future . decisions. Decision No.8 reads as follows: Where the By-Laws are silent upon a point,

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majority vote mllY suspend or expel.

We cannot concur in the view that a majority VOte may work J\{asonic death. The rule may do well in some Lodges where there are not good members sufficient to turn out the bad ones, under the two-tlLiTCls law. In such cases, and they are not uncommon, we would like to have the" By-Laws silent," R.nd allow" a majority vote" to purge the Craft of worthless mll.terial. But ll.'5 a general proposition, we regard the lllW as IUl unsafe one. 22. Any offense against the laws of God is R. violation of the laws of Masonry. We do not select the above for purposes of criticism, but for comment. We endorse What will come of it? Will ,. offenses against the laws of God," and per consequence agl\inst "the laws of l\{ll.'5onry," be punished ~ Before doing so, we must dctennine whllt the laws of God arc. This wOl not be a difficult task, if we accept God's WORn as his law. We profess to regard his word as a "Great Light" in Masonry. We teach that" The Holy Bible is given liS as the rule Rnd guide of our faith and practice." If this be accepted, then whatever God, jnthis "Great Light," forbids, is contrary to his law, and therefore violative of "the laws of Masonry." How will the lives of thousands of the Craft quadrate with this view? Take the sin of profanity.. so common among Masons. Need we quote the law of God against profane swearing? To do so would be to transcribe much of his word into this Report. Amid the solitUdes and solemnities of Sinai, ll.'5 the mountain groaned beneath the weight of incumbent Deity, God uttered His voice against taking his name in vain. That voice burned its fiery syllables into the cold tablets of stone, and has been the law, given for the rule and government of men through all the centuries. If God will not hold him" Gt:ILTJ.ESS" who takes his name in vain, then He must regard profanity as the decision. So did the Grand Lodge of Kentucky.

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an "offense" agaimt His lww. AR Rueh, it is an "offense" against" the laws of Masonry." Offenses agaim:t law should be punished. If the law is not enforced it becomes a farce. The laws of Masonry are not enforced against offenders against the laws of God. No Mason will question the declaration that thousands of the Craft in these land'lare conl:otantly violating the moral law. "A Mason is obliged by his tenure to obey the moral law; and, if he rightly understand the ART, he will never be a'stupid atheist nor an irreligious libertine." To such an extent is the moral law disregarded that there are thousands of professed Masons who are pmcUca[ atheists. The only difference between them and the" Iltupid athei#," of the "Old Charges," is this: The" stupid atheist" says "there is no God." The profane Mason says" there ill a God," and professes to put his trust in Him; is obligated in his presence and name, and goes from the" place representing" the dwellIng of God, and acts a.~ if there i.~ no God. Often he does not wait to leave the" pl\l.ce representing the Holy of Holies," where he was made II. Mason, before belching out profanities that would make the devil blush, or cll.nse the cheek of darkness to turn pale. We have hea.rd snch oft repeated. Since cngllged on this Report we attenoed Lodge, and witnessed the work of the Third Degree. The Lodge closed, and the Brother who ('onferred the degree-an old Master-swore most profanely in the presence of the newly made Brother, and within a few feet of the holy altar. He then said, socially, "let us go round to the" Monkeys." We did not know wha.t the" Monkeys" meant. Always giving ourselves the benefit of a doubt, we thought home a better place than" Monkeys," especially after a long, laborious Lodge session. Taking the street car, we went a little distance, thinking the while, if Masonry leads men at a late hour to see their ancestors, the" Monkeys." Soon all was expl~ined. There, over a brilliantly lighted, gilded palace of death, was a sign, "The Monkeys." Within the well路named plllce were those who resembled men, and 'once had been men, chattering, and evidencing all the silly affinities possible to our supposed ancestry. The saloon was making "monkcy,~" out of human beings, and reversing the de"elopment theory. To that "monkey "-making shop our Brethren went, at a very late hom, when wife and family were wondering why does the Lodge hold so long. Now, Brethren of Kentucky, we agree with you that" Any offense against the laws of God is a violation of the laws of Masonry." But who is ever punished for perpetrating such offen!ies. Conducted to the Monkey Saloon by old and reputable Masons, that young Brother, just made, took, perhaps his fir!it downward step. Who put the bottle to his mouth? lI{(/,~on,~.' We know whereof we speak, and testify that we have seen. A lady whose husband stands suspended for unmasonic conduct, said to us: .. My husband never drank a drop of liquor until he joined the Masons. They led him astray by their conviviality, and he fell into deep dissipation llnd ruin." We know all the circumstances. This is only one of thousands, especially about the cities. Many Masons think the Order was intended just to afford its members a " good time," and they go in for fun. Numbers are led off by the influence and example of older and more prominent Brethren. Being less used to such dissipation, and less stable in character, these younger Brethren take a downward course, find soon fall into utter disgrace. Then some of those who wrought this ruin, will sit in judgment upon the fallen one, belching whiskey fumes from a drunkard's stomach, while they vote "aye" for the condemnation of him whose greatest fault was that he could not carry as much steam as others. The Grand Master utters a sensible and well-timed warning concerning Masonic funerals. This warning was needed in his jurisdiction, no doubt. He says: The ],[a~onic dead are to be buried lIIasonicallll. When our lines are formed about the grave none can be admitted within them, save the }<'raternit)', the clergy, and the mourners.

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We like this. It is in harmony with the expressions of Grand Master Ryland last )'ear, and the deliverances of our Committee and Grand Lodge. We reproduce the views of Missouri for the informlttion of Brethren at large.. In the burial of a deceased Brother by a Masonic Lodge, or in the performance of other Masonic labor in public, the control by the Lodge must be absolute, and, while the Lodge is exercising that controi, no non-Masonic association shall be permitted to participate. 'I'his, of course, does not exclude religious exercises by ministers of the Gospel, nor does it prohibit non-Masonic associations from following in the procession, and thus testifying their respect for the dead. , Which rule is approved, and made the law of this Grand Lodge. The Kentuck)' Committee on Jurisprudence said on the "funeral" subject: A Masonic burial, as the members of this Grand Lodge well know, is not a distinct ceremony, and disconnected from the other ceremonies of the Order. On the contrary, It is in the type of which the Lodge-ceremonial is the ante-type. The procession, the hymn, the prayer, the position at the grave, the casting in of evergreen, the grand honors-all these, though seemingly exo/m'w, can be understood, as to their essential nature, by Master Masons alone. Kow, if other societies JJ.ave adopted these in whole or part, they can be only to them unmeaning forms. We. therefore, heartily ltpprove of the Grand Master's suggestions thltt no society be allowed to participate with Freemasons in burying their dealf, it is a completion of the Third Degree.

We believe in the d-i.Q . tincU1,ellcs.Q of MRsonry. Let us mai1ltllin it everywhere and . always. The Grand Master speaks pertinently upon" Obituary Resolutions." for the benefit of our own jurisdiction:

\Ve copy him

In looking through our own Grand Lodge Proceedings, and those of other Grand Lodges and the record of subordinate Lodges, it gives me regret to observe the monotonous spirit of eulogy (not always deserved) that actuates the whole series of obituary resolutIOns. I think this unwise as it certainly is路 unfair. While I believe in only speaking well of the dead, and I am confident there is something good to be said of every Mason, yet indiscriminate praise, in matters where no praise is due, is the worst kind of censure. To 1?ublish a Mason as a profound christian, who in truth was scarcely It believer in Divme Inspiration; to proclaim a man a devoted l\fR..~on because, forsooth, he was an eminent politician, but infhct had totally ne~lected Masonic duties; to eUlogize the whole CAreer of a man notoriously intemperate-If such things have ever been done, and it is said that they have, why this is to make :Masonry a mantle, not of charity. but of fah;ehood. In my opinion, committees appointed to prepare obituary resolutions, should say nothing but the truth, and if the deceased Brother ha." not left sufficient facts on record. or in the recollection of his comrades. to afford him a eulogy, let the matter pa.~s. An intelligent and conscientious Brothcr of my Lodge once, when 9.ppointed chairman of such a committee, wrote as follows: Resolved, 1st. That Brother - - - is dead. Resolved, 2d.

That we are sorry for it.

We think it possible that sometimes eulogies are produced from a sense of grateful relief felt at being rid of a member who challenged no respect While living. A resolution might be adopted, more expressive of the real sentiment of Brethren in place of the second one above, in certain cases. We havc not time to write it now and here. When called upon to preach the funeral of a Mason who died profaning the name of our God, we said, "he was born, lived fifty-five ycars, died as he lived, Ilnd has gone to eternity." Brethren were mortally offended. We will never stultify or compromise our principles to please anyone by telling what is not true. We cannot say anything we do not believe, and endow character with virtues never possessed, just because the man is dead. If l\fasons'desire us to rear a monument in their honor, they must provide the material

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while living, out of which it may be constructed. Otherwise the labor would be an unwarranted and criminal gratuity. We believe some Masonic funerals are mockeries, and some Masonic obitufiries fire glaring JalRclwod8.

PERSONAL CONDUCT OF DELEGATES.

Will the Grand Lodge of Kentucky, which is made up in such large proportion of the tempemte and virtuous men-will the Grand l,odge pardon me for alluding to the fact, that these solemn annual assemblings of the Order, continued now without a break for seventy-seven yCllfs, havc been more than once dishonored by the presence of delegates, intemperate, profane and unchaste. This is not surprising when it is considered that six hundred men assemble annually in this hnll, from evcry section of the State, men, too, who are engaged in every vocation in life. But they are all engaged in the vocation of Masonry, and it is their duty to exemplify to the world the principles of their Order, whieh teaches among its cardinal virtues that, of temperance. It is known to the public at large that the delelrates who assemble here are the representative )fasons III the localities from which tiley come and are presumed to be the exemplars of the principles and virtues of our Institution. In vicw of this, how necessary it is that they should keep a wlltch upon all their walks, so that, in an unguarded moment, they do not east reproach upon the purity of the lamb-skin, which has in all ages been regardcd l\S the emblem of innocence. I am aware that my words may meet the eyes of harsh critics, persons who do not love ~Iasonry and who may attempt to use this confession to the contusion of the Order. But, my Brothers, the world is already aware of it. Our enemies know we have such men in our ranks, and the saloons and evil hRunts of Louisville are familiar with~ the Jlwt that such men sometimes appear in the Grand Lodge as delegates. It is time, then, that the Grand Lodge should take notice of it; and it would be but a just regard for public morality and the dignity of the Grand Lodge to forbid the Grand Tyler from passing a delegate notoriously guilty of vices such IlS those to which I have allUded, and espeeially if laboring under the influence of them at the time he applies for admittance. May 110 such unworthy Masons mllr the dignity of our profession at the present communication. We are unwilling to mar the symmetr)' or weaken the force of the above by an abridgment. Hence it is transferred in its entirety to this Report. To those who never attended a Grand Lodge, and never studied certain aspects of its make up, the above extract will be strange and startling. But we have, for twenty years, been observant of such conduct, and cognizant of such conditions on the part of Grand Lodge Representatives, as to bring reproach upon the Craft, and the blush of shame to the cheeks of good men and true. Some visit haunts of vice and dissipation during the session, engaging in the 1'Ow sensualities of brute beasts, spending means and time that should be devoted to the relief of distress, the service of God, 01' in refreshment and sleep. The next day finds them stupid and dozing during business hours in the Grand Lodge. Such Representatives are better patrons of sllloons and brothels than any other placc, while misrepresenting :Masonry during the sessions of Grand Lodge. We have seen such, in their Rcprcsentative character, so full of whiskey, that a good shakc would cause a slosh to be heard like 0. barrel. We have heard prominent (?) men in Grand Lodge deliver grand homilies upon morality and virtue. We have heard them indulge in profanity before leaving the room, a,ud heard them propose a visit to the houses of vice, in thirty minutes after leaving the Lodge. We have seen them start to the very places where virtuc and purity never dwell. We have known of their return to the hotel at most unsCllSonable hour~, and heard thcir licentious rehearsals of brothel scenes. Yes, these Rcprcsentative (?j MRsons do some strange things dnring tbe sessions of our Grand I..odge. We are ashamed of them. Kentucky Masons have done the best work in the last few years we ever witnessed. We do not refer to the Ritualistu work of Masonry-in this respect we do not believe any jurisdiction on the'globe can excel Missouri. It is enough for us to say, that the teachers and custodians of our Ritual have been O'Sullivan, Houston, Garrett, Ready, and McDowell. But we have not made much progress in the real WORK of :Masonry. Our jurisdiction

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hal; lost. more money onn 1\lasonic College 'and it Masonic Temple, than Kentneky hm; expended on her gmnd charity. We have nothing to show, while our siswr jurisdiction can point to the results of her labors, Imd say, here is "OUR HO~{E."

In that" Home" are housed and cared for, several hundred orphans and widows. To them Kentucky 1\Ia~onry lllay point and say, "these are my tewels." Well nuty tTrlllld Master Fairleigh pronounce it "the grandest expression of the fundnmentnl prineiples of MIl.sonry the conntry ever saw." We SftW this" 1/101'1.''' of Kentucky Mnsons, and r'egllrd it far in advance of any on thc ('ontincnt. It is Il .â&#x20AC;˘ work" thR.t lIU'Il?l'< something. The Grand Lodge YO ted to tax its subordinates to raise funds to aid the" Home" at Louisyille. Brethren became dissatisfied and protested against Grand Lodge action imposing this tax. The GranrlMaster thus trC'ats the suhject in reply: No law was ever passed in which greater pains were taken to invite the fullest, freest. und fairest expression of opinion. You chose representatives clothed with ample official power, adopted the mell.<;ures hy a 1t1l((nimou.~ vote, but thllt there might be no shadow of cause of complaint, the Grand Lodge oulered, that before it should become It law. it should be submitted to the vote of the whole Masonic membership in the State. The whole question was consequently submitted to the primllries oj the Order, thc flfllwns themselvcs, being duly snbmittBd. duly met and fully posted in the scopes aud results of their actioll, the plan was ratified by a signal majority. It cannot be complained of Its a hasty or inconsiderate act, for this plan and one similar, had )'our attention and scrutiny for nearly two years. It cannot he deemed oppressive, for where is the man who is able to live at ull that eannot :;;aye one dpllar in one year fol' sneh a ~lorious purpose?

As for myself, if my subsistence depended upon such a slim basis, I would rather give that dollar to the Home and die Il donar's worth sooner. It ",us reserved for Kentlll:ky Masons to give to the world in the establishment of this Home. the grande.ost exprc.~sion of the fundamental prineiples of I\Illsonry their country ever SItW; we have enjoyed the honors that hnye bl,en heaped upon us without stint in consequence of it; we have seen the grHnd results of our eXllmple in the filet that the question of orgallized and concentrated charities is engaging the attention of manv other Grand Jurisdictions, IlnlL in some, plans have ahead)' been adopted for the erection of simllnr Homes. We have gone too far to recede if we desired to do so. The work must go 011 and the means must be furnished by us and shoull} be furnished with willing and loving hltnds. Shall we repeal the /l..~sessment law and leave that huge pile of brick and mort~\f to proclaim our failure to our enemies and as a monument to our stupiditv and parsimony'! Shall we repeal it when it is believed thnt the very exiswnce of the Home depends upon the maintenance of the law, and thus show to the world that we received and enjoyed honors when none were our due? Call we, as Masons, do this '! In my judgment the dignity Ilnd the honor of Kentucky Masonry Ilre involved in this issue. If the Gmnd Lodge of Kentucky be true to her tame. and true to her orphaned aneI widowed wards, she will let the law stand. I submit it to you withont fear of the rC-"ult. The Report on Foreign Correspondenee Wits rendered by Bro. Thomas Todd. He reviews the Proceedings of about forty American Grand Lodges and several Foreign Grand Bodies. Our Grand Lodge Proceedings were fully noticed and fraternally commended. He refers in tBrms of sadness to our great bereavement, and eloses his elegant tribute to Bro. Gouley, thus: . We lay our leaf upon his grave. We mingle our sympathies with the stricken ones of his family llnd brotherhood, llnd passing on with a sigh conclude with the thought of our own poet: #

"If this were all; were there no more '1'0 wealJ' travelers given;

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The unusual length of our review of Kentucky, prevents any further notice of Bro. Todd's able paper. CAMPBELL H. JOHNSON. Henderson. HIRAM BASSETT, Millersbur~.

KANSAS, 1877. The Gfllnrl Lodge met in twenty-seconrl ses.~ion at Topeka, October 17, 1877. Bro. Jacob D. Rush, G. 1\1., presirlerl. Ninety-four Lodges were representi'd. Dispemlltions to start five ncw Lodges were granterl during the year. )lany applications for authority to orgltnize new Lodges were refused. The Grand Master says: I very much doubt the wisdom of, and benefit.,> to be derived from, a rapid increase of Lodg'es in any part of our State, but more espeeially in those thinly settled portions where the Brethren live long distances from each other. Our numbers are, and have been, increasin~ too fast; IUld as our Lodge numbers increase, so does onr membership. But such a rapId increase of either Lodges or members, is not, in my jndgment, an evirlence of real prosperity b)' any means. These are wise words, and fitly spoken. The unhealthy-because too rapid-growth of the Fraternity in Missouri for five or six years following the war, has caused much trouble. The reaction that came on as an unavoidable consequence of this excessive growth, has been unprecedented. We have recovered but partially from the recession. The motives which induced thousands, all over the land, to seek a place among us, need not be discussed here. But we saw enough in the prosperous and popular times-during the great revival of Masonry. to convince us that the time of reaction would come. A great falling off did come. But now, as in other years, we believe a sound, healthy sentiment pervades the Craft in this jurisdiction. We reproduce what we said on this subject more than ten years ago: The moml influences of our ancient and honorable Institution are deeply, grandly and certainly I\t work. They are active and enterprising. They arc telling surely, if not rapidly. 111l]J1'01lement is progress in the right direction, and of a healthy character. This work of improvement goes on, and is acquiring moral force in an encouraging degree. That this hcalthy improvement is not all that we can desire, is painfully true. But we must not relax our efforts, uor" weary in well doing," for in due time we shall reap the fuller harvest, if we faint not. l\lultiplied. and ever multiplying evidences are afforded all over these lands that our Institution is a great moral necessity, one that harmonizes with every interest of our race, with all the principles of divine religion, and with the demands of society. The principles of the Order at work among men are constantly. actively demonstrating that necessity, and hence the numerous accessions to our ranks. That among the many who aspire to our fraternal associations there should be found those prompted by unworthy motives, forms no argument against the fact that the Order has a deep hold upon the true regards and esteem of good men. And that there are those

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o.lreltdy in the Order whose livc.~ stand as palpahle contradictions of every principle of Ma..,onry, is a truth that cannot he (lenied. But we should think none the'less of the principles llnd teaching of the Order, because many have stultIfied themselves, or because they are too obtuse. morally, to perceive the beauties of trut,h, or too perverse t~) be led to the practice, out of the Lodge, of what they learn in our moral schools. But 'tis !Luman to err. And while the prerogative to forgive is divine, 'tis ours, a.~ Masons, to " Chide mildly the erring." We endorse the follOWing, taken from the Address of Grand Mastel' Rush, as worthy of consideration and action: Few/ compl\.~ativcly, of the Vfi,~t numbers who yearly gain admission into our Lod~es, ever maKe genume, true Masons, and labor for the good of the Order and of mankllld. Many seek admission through purely mercenary motives, having a vague idea, that by becoming a member of such an ancient, honorable and powerful an institution as ours, that they will in some manner through its influence. be financially benefitted, Others, again, are attmcted to our Lodges through sheer curiosity, and a desire to know of what those eercmonies consist, which have stood the test of so many ages. It is needless for me to say that neither of these classes either benefit, or adorn our order; but on the contrary, they hang to us like an incubus, and if not shaken off, will in time almost destroy our entire influence for good,

The Grand l\fastcr rendered twelve decisions. They are sound expositions of law, and harmonize with the deliverances of Missouri almost entirely, We appcnd the follOWing: 4. STATE"mNT.-A Brother is suspended for non-payment of dues; before he pays his dues and asks to be restored to membership, the charter of his Lodge is arrested, and is afterwards revoked by the Grand L o d g e . . • Query-HOW is the suspended Brother to he rcstmed to good standing in order to affiliate with another Lodge?

Answer-Upon the paymellt of his dues lip to the date of suspension, a Brother is entitled-under our present law-either to a Dimit, or to be restored to membership. But in this case, as the Lodge had celt8ed to exist, I decided that upon payment of his dues, he would be entitled to a certificate of good standing from the GralH Secretary. The principle in the abovc, is that a sll~~]Jcndcd Brother is not 1IOn-affili.atcd by the act of suspension. When suspension end.~. membcrship. 1'e81l11U:,~, We like the doctrine here enunciated, as it .accords. with our views.

In our review of" Alabama" and "Idaho," \ve have given utterance to sentiments which fully represent our position. We add the valuahle opiniop of Bro. Rush: When a member is suspended for non-payment of dues, the simple payment of those dues should restore him to membership, without petition or ballot; for the reason, that when hisducs are paid, he is purged of all the olfense charged against him.

We like the way the above is put. It is refrcshing, coming from a jurisdiction where different rule had obt~ined, eoncernillg which, Bro. Gouley said in his last Report:

It requires n two-third vote on regular petition to restore to membership after suspension for non-payment of dues, even after an dues are paid. [This is worse than even the modified law of Indiana, which now only requires a majority vote. We hold that unless he wants to wreak out a revenge on a poor Brother for non-payment of dues, tbltt Ilis payment and apology should ipso !ado restore him.]

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We regtetthat the Grand Lodge disapproved decision No.4, and say the Brother must be the Grand Lodge. We are sorry that our Kansas Brethren have fallen into the Alabama custom, and consider Il .~l~pcndcd }Iason the subject of rc.~toraJ,ionby ballot, even though his suspension has ceased. We can never receive such teaching. We say, with a deep conviction of its truth, that the decision No.4, of Grand :Master Rush, is the only correct and just interpretation of the law, and safe custom. 'rhe Grand Lodge had no business with the case. When the suspended Brother paid his dues, he reverted to his former good standing in Masonry. Truly does Bro. Rush teach that the payment of dues 1I1lrge.~the Brother of all o1Tell,.~e charged against him. If free from ojJCn,.~e and penalty, he must be what he was l)(~rorc rhaTflcd. If his Lodge died while he was under suspension, when he pllid his dues, he was entitled to a Grand Lodge Dimit or certificate, without reference to路uny r('.~tl)rinfl act of Grand Lodge. Suppose Grand Lodge ref~tse.~ to restore, then suspen;;ion is tantamount to e.~Jllll-~ion, for the poor fellow is dead, practically, and has nothing to enable him to become the recipient of tlny l\Iasonic benefit, notwithstanding he is a Mason in good standing. For he 'is in good standing, the moment he Ptlrge.~ himself of the offense for which he was suspended. The offense 1va.~ non-])ayment of dues. The pa.yment of dnes ended thc offense, and penalty cea.<;ed. With the termination of penalty" Richard was himself again." "e~torcd by

We are glad to see the following decision. tD note that it was approved by the Committee and adopted by the Grand Lodge: 3. A Lodge U. D. can adopt By-Laws. Heretofore a Lodge 0. D. could not adopt By-Laws. They were governed by the Ancient Landmarks and General Usages of Ma.<;onry durin!{ their minority. Thus a Lodge U. D. was supposed to know more than II.fter it was rhartererl, for then it could make a simple Code of By-Laws. The Grand Master has some' plain Calk about non-affiliated Masons, and styles them "Masonic t'agrantB." Pretty hard na.me, Brother. He decides (No.7) that: In the absence of any local regulation upon the subject, I hold this to be the correct and just smtus of that class of )lasonic vagrants, viz: allY non-affiliated l\laster Mason in this jurisdiction who does not, within six months from the date of his Dimit, become a member of some Lodge, shull not be permitted to visit any Lodge (after that time) more thl1n once, nor be permitted to walk ill ltny Masonic procession, or participate in any l\iltsonic ceremony; neither shall they be entitled to receive Masonic burial, nor to receive relief from thc charity funds of the Lodge. He adds the fi>llowing in the body of the Address: We havc run after the non-affiliated Mason long enough, to the detriment of the faithful and true :Masons who have fleld fast to their faith, and Masonic homes ut the same time. Let us try It ditferent kind of tactic~ upon them, by changing our course; and instead of chasing after them, let us turn Itnd face them; and esmblish our laws saying, thus far you can go and no farther, only at your peril. Let us give them an opportunity to run after 'Us for aWhile, Itnd see which is the most successful plan. Believing thc latter woulo. be; I made my decision accordingly. \Ye are surprised to see that the Grand Lodge declined to legislate on the subjeet;and路 left the matter to the discretion of each Lodge. Surely, if non-affiliation be j1[w;onic 1'agrancy, itS the Grand Master affirmcd (and the committee said he was "correct"), the Grand Lodge should have made a law, punishing vagmncy, and not shirked the responsibility by leaving "the wholc Dllltter" to the Lodges. The Grand Lodge should have enucted-a statut.e, embodying the clear-cut and pointed views of the Grand Master, thus giving subordinates protection, and the Craft relief from "Masonic vagrants." The Committee on Jurisprudence were certainl)' not equal to the occasion, and failed to meet a grand opportunity. Hear them:

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. With regard to decision No.7, your Committee report that the ~cnerul tenor of the same is correct, but with rcgard to that portion of it relating to the rIght of visitation of nonaffiliates, we are of the opinion that on that question the rule laid down by the Grand Masrer is not correct, but that the whole matter should he left to the exercise of a wholesome and salutary discretion by the Brethren of cach particular Lodge, since the right of visitation is subject to the objection of any member of the Lodge. Concerning a veteran Mason whom we have known for years, we find the following: On motion of Bro. M. S. Adams, Bro. John Smith, aged eighty-eight years, who first raised the gavel in Kansas, was invited to address the Grand Lodge. This venerable Brother. for nearly sixty years a Freemason, though very infirm, proceeded to address his Brethrcn, giving an account of the early struggles of Masonry the ~tate of Kansas. dwelling- on the sufferings of the widows and orphans of those who fell in our civil strife, and giving a vivid picture of the noble effort.~ of the surviving Craftsmen for their relief. His remarks directed to the younger Brethren were very appropriate. They were cheercd on in the pathway of duty, and besought not to forget the high social and moral prerogatives which as l\lasons they were entitled to enjoy. All were enjoIned to maintain, and by the purity of their lives, to illllStrate the grand tenet'! of the Order. At the conclusion of the Address, many a moistcned eye told of the deep impression made by the Brother's excellent counseL 1Il

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Our old friend and Brother, John 1I. :ijrown, presented 1111 ably written Report on Foreign Correspondence, covering 155 pages. We are dclighted to meet him in this. to us, new field. We have mct elsewhere. In consideration of our youth Ilnd inexperience, we ' trust he will "deal kindly with "the lad." We can forgivc all kinds of l:l~ilt1'i"s, but for It Grand Sccretary, and Committee on Foreign Correspondence, to make a VIl"CIT out of our name, we will not condune nor pardon. We are almost ready to wish our name was Brown, Smith or ,Toncs. We have been called everythin,g, but Bro. Brown hus udded one more to the list. See that you have us right next time, or we will invade your peaceful jurisdiction with hostile intent, invoke a return of the" hoppers" or some other dreadful thing. In meeting Bro. Brown I1S the only acquaintance thus far found in the field of correspondence, we are not disposed to draw our reportDrial sword~ In truth. we are so well pleased with the strong, clear and vigorous Report, th,at we wish simply to say, "well done." Fifty-three Grand Lodge Proceedings were closely, some sharply, all ably reviewed. Missouri was fraternally noticed. We think the finest tribute to Bro. Gouley that we have seen in prillt, is that of Bro. John H. Drown. We would gladly t.ransfer it to these pages as a whole, did space permit. We nre content with making one cxtract, with our thanks to its author. whCli Georgc Frank GouIey fell from that fatal window in the Southern Hotel, the brightest star in the firmllment of Missouri Masonry disappeared. For years it had llever paled nor waned. Stcadily as they clime and went. its orb grew in magnitude, and its rays thickened but to increase in brilliancy and beauty. Every Milson in the State knew thftt star, Ilnd delighted to mark its march up towards the zellith. Just pust that point, when all at home llnd ubroad foretold that its setting'vonld he us glorious as a western sunset. which wraps the occident in robcs of crimson and gold, itWllS extinguished amid the rush and roar !lnd crash of that element which heeds no cry, kilOWS 110 bounds, and spares no home, being let loose in its might. A night of SIldness wa.<; that. }'llle women and speechless men stood spell-bound by horror. The thief and ruflian even stepped buck aghast. The morrow's sun eame out on bowed heads, and the wail of agonized hearts told of the dreadful catastrophe. In vlIin, in vain was all hope. Woe irreparable wa.~ theirs. for death would not be entreated to give up his prize. But let us hope that on the resurrection morn, this star, purl/ied by the touch of the Grand Master, and adorned with new fringes of rays, will once more appear in the newhcllvcns, Ilnd secure of place, irradiate thc new earth with ll. light which will forever shine. _ JOHN GUTHRIE, Topeka, G. M. JOHX H. BRo\:VX, Wyandotte, G. l3ec.

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LOUISIANA, 1878. Grand Lodge met in sixty-sixth Annual Communication, in :New Orleans, February 11, 1878.

Samuel J. Powell, G. M., presided. Seventy-two Lodges were represented. M. W., Bro. E. W. Durant, Grand :\faster of :Minnesota, was announced and introduced. He was warmly welcomed by Grand :Master Powell, who alluded in terms of approbation to the firm st8nd taken by the 1\f. W. Grand Lodge of 1\Iinnesota, when the jurisdiction of Louisiana, as well as that of Minnesota and others, were threatened by an open departure from the "ancient ,vays" of the Craft, and expressed more than ordinary pleasure at being able to extend to the Grund Lodge and Brethren of Minnesota, through M. W., Bro. E. W. Durant, the highest officer of the Craft of that jurisdiction, a cordial and hearty greeting.

1>1. W., Bro. Durant replied in eloquent terms to the welcome of Grand Master Powell, thanking him and the Grand Lodge for the mauifestations of their re~ard and esteem to him, as the Representative of the B, B. of ;\linnesota, and to the favorable appreciation of the action of his Graud Lodge, aud to him as an officer of the same. I

Such occasions and episodes Ilrc pleasant and- profitable. We do not know whut the letters" B. B." mean, as llscd above lJy our :M. W., Bro. Durant. We never met with them in such connection before. A want of Jlfason'ic acquaintance with the letters" B. B." in symbolical I1Iasonry, may lend us to commit some blunders. We have summoned into mental review ull the distinctive terms of our acquaintance in symbolical Masonry, and have tried them by the rule of cUli.teration; but we find no two words commencing with "13. B.," exccpt "black brIll." "'e do not see "the eternal fitness of things" in the use of "B. B," connected with the" black ball," in the sentence quoted above. We often meet with the letters B. B. in our newspaper reading, when a game has bcen played, called base ball. But It Grund ~ra."ter would hardly appear" as the Representative of base ball of l\1innesota." We are bothered. In the books, "B. ll." stand for" Burning Bush;" but the burning Was Grund Master Durant" the Representative" of CAPITULAR Masonry in Ii GfIlnd Lodge of symbolwal Masons? bush belongs to the Royal Arch Degree.

Again. "Supreme councils 01' the ;~::ld degree, date their bHlustres, or official documents near the B. B. or . Burning Bush,' to intimate thut they are, in their own Rite, the exclusive source of all Masonic instruction." 80 says Mackey. He ought to know. We presume, therefore, that Grand Master Durant was the Represcntative of the RO)'al Arch degrees, or the Scottish Rite. lJy his use of the letters B. B. We think a visit to om' Grand Lodge, by a Grand Ma."tcr of Ancient Craft Masonry. would be appreciated if he came as a" Representative" of symbolical :Masonry instead of the Scotch Rite. It occurs to us that the Grand Master aforesaid, or the Grand Secretary of Louisiana, got things somewhat mixed.

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The Address of Grand Master Powell abounds with business items and practical matter. He pays a tribute to the dead of his jurisdiction, some thirteen Past Masters. Also to .T. ,,,. Todd, District Deputy, who died in the lodge-room, in the active discharge of his Masonic duties. He mentions in expressive terms, the decease of Grand Secretary Harris, of New Hampshire, and Grand Secretary Gouley, of Missouri. He holds the same doctrine that our Grand Lodge adopted last year, concerning Lodges whose charters have been arrested. He did not allow the dimission of members, because they might join ailOther Lodge. The life of the Lodge being only suspended by loss of charter, the Grand LQdge alone could make final the act of surrender or loss. Till such finality, Brethren were members of the Lodge whose life was suspended.

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Amendments to By-Laws of a Lodge are not operative or in force until they have been approved by the Grand Lodge. ' BlI-JAws.-By an Edict of this Grand Lodge. adopted in 18i4, it was made unlawful to suspend the By-Laws of a Lodge by any vote whatever, or for any purpose.

SU1Tender of Charter.-A Lodge charter cannot be surrendered, except to the Grand Lodge. That an Entered Allprentlce with one eye was not ineligible to receive the two remaiuing degrees in tius jurisdiction by means of said defect. That an appliclLnt with a defect in the right hip, that makes it impossible to put the right heel to the ground, is ineligible. That an applicant who has lost the first three fingers on the right hand, is ineligible. The physical defects in both of these cases clearl)' prevent a literal compliance with the requirements of the degrees. That when charges have been preferred, and a trial ordered, the charges cannot be withdrawn without the consent of the Lodge. Concerning the stupendous folly of the Grand Orient of France, the Grand Master speaks in no dou btfullanguage. Between us there is run It great gulf fixed, which no Mason can pass. By a solemn decree they have expunged" God and the immortulity of the soul" from their constitution and ritual. In view of our unfriendly relations, it would, perhaps, be in bad taste to subject this action of the Grand Oricnt of France to severe critichm or denunciation, but I cannot allow this occasion to pass without expressing an emphatic and indignant condemnation of this innovation upon the body of Masonry. The paternity of God, llnd thc fraternity of man, are the inseparable tenets of Masonry. Eliminate the one, and the other is II shadow without a substance; the ritual is stripped of its beauty and impressive solemnity; the great moral design is gone, and the Order is powerless for good. I turn ll'\"ay, with tearful misgivings, from a contemplation of the results of this unfortunate delusion. ' , The Masonic world will turn away with shuddering from the awful delusion and reckless deliverances of French l\Iasons. As a Gr~nd Secretary, Bro. Batchelor has furnished his jurisdiction and the Craft at large, a well arranged and systematic journal. The Proceedings please us as to the'ir cast

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and order, very highly, and remind us of the style of Bro. O'Sullivan's work. The Alabama Committee called him a betf.chclor Grand Secretary, but insisted that he should be a , lIwrricd M. D. We think Bro. Batchelor too amiable to be a batchelor, and the;:efore conclude that he is a. bcncdict. The Report OIl Foreign Correspondence, covering 154 pages, reviews forty路 four American Grand Lodges, and nine Foreign Grand Rodics. Missouri is extensively noticed and copied. The Committee make extracts from our Proceedings respecting Bro. Gouley, and pay an eloquent tribute to our lamented Brother. A very proper compliment is offered to our Most Worthy and M. W., Bro. Xenophon Ryland. After copying his noble tribute to the Bible, they quote his closing remarks: "I should prove false to the emotions that fill my breast, did I fail to express my appreciation of the honor )'OU conferred upon me when, by )'our suffrages, you caused me to stand upon this floor to be hailed by the same title which you bestowed upon my father a quarter of a century ago-Grund Master of :Ma.sons." . And then added the following: Grand Master Ryland has shown himself the worthy son of a distinguished sire: and while maintaining the hi!$h reputation and integrity of his Grand Lodge, he has reflected much honor upon himsell. To which we respond-ha \'ing known father and son-truer words were never written of two men. The Committee most fraternally reviewed Bro. Luke's position on the Past Master question. We think there was more of misunderstanding than a difference. We copy their closing sentence: "'e know of no law, l\I!U:ionic or otherwise, which makes ignorance a crime, and such was certainly not our meaning. The construction put upon it b)' Bro. Luke, was foreign to the issue. We contended for Past Master's 1路igl/.lls in the Grand Lodge, and that subject had and has nothing to do with the qualifications. or. more properly speaking, disqualifications of embryo Wor~hipful Masters. lVe! have seen Worshipful Musters serving by" ])roxy," during the commencement of their term. in the performance of w(wk, bnt we have yet to see the first Brother in posl'eSSiOll of a Pll.~t Master's Jewel, who was" unacquainted with the lirst rudiments of our Institution." We bid Bro. Luke

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MASSACHUSETTS, 1877. We find Proceedings hefore us of this Grand Lodge, styled "Quarterly." "Annual," and" Stated." It will require some time for a "new hand" at the review bellows, and a "Westerner," to understand how they do things" down East." We will try to comprehend as fast as possible. ' Well, a "Quarterly" Communication was IJeld in Boston, September 12,1877. Bro. Percival Lowell Everett, G. :M., presided. Some general business was transacted. l\lemorial notices of " honored dead" adopted, and Reports approved. On the lith of September, a "Special" Communication WliS held in Boston, for the purpose of dedicating the Army and Navy Monument, erected upon Boston Common by the City of Boston. The occasion was made gorgeous and one of grand parade, as evidenced by the description hereto appended. There is much that might be said, but we decline to SUT it now. The Grand Lodg-e, with its large Templnr escort and BOHton Commandery, numbering' about 200 Knights as body-guard of the (;rand MaHter, formed a brilliant and impo"jlJg part of the immense procession. which. by offi.eial count. numbered 25,45!l. The Grand CommandeD' and 14 of its subordinate COlllmllnderies. forming the escort and body-glHlf<1 of the Grand Lodge. numbered 1,293 Knights, with IB bands, numbering 30G mm;iciansmaking in all l,j;9!l men. Grand :Master Everett delivered thc Oration. Next, we have the" AllJlual Communication," held in BostOIl, December 12, 1Sii. Gmnd I\Iaster Percival E\'erett, present /tnd presiding. One hundred llnd sixty-eight Lodges were represented. I

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. He notes the deatli of Dr. Lewis: Among the shining lights which during my term of offi.ce have pussed from the horizon of this Grund Lodge, I cannot fail to advert to the overshadowing loss sustHined by .the entire Frnternity in the death of Winslow Lewis, on the 3d day of August. 1875. In broken accents of affectionate gricf we expressed-alas, how inadequately !-our sense of a bereoscment which was then scarcely to be measured. The softening and reconciling hand of time has not lifted the SOITOW from our hearts. The genial and noble Brother

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has almost taken away our affections, and hid them in the lfrave where he lies buried from our sight. Only by the close eye of faith can we behold hun as he now lives. translated above the mists and the sorrows of earth. Let his life find his record fiS a )Iason abide with us, for its reproof. for its correction, and. above all, for its good cheer. In all our organic life, in the grandeur of our ritual, in t!Je lessons of our history, in our social and personal joys and sorrows it wus ever our delight to bid our departed Brother, Hail! It cannot be this Masonic generation that shall bid him farewell ! At this session the Grand Otficers were elected. Now we come to the" Stated Communication," held in Boston, December 27, 1877, for the Installation of Grand Ofticers, and the celebration of the Feast of Saint John the Evangelist. Connected with the installation, was the presentation to the new Grand Master of a'relic of the past. Past Grand Master Everett then presented to the new Grand :Master, the Golden Urn, containing a lock of Washin/,rton's hair, informing him that in the yen.r 1801 this urn was presented to Grand Master Dunn, at his installation, and that at every succeeding installation it had been confided to the cure and custody of the Grand Master, with most solemn and imperative injunctions to carefullj' preserve it, and, when his term of oftice expired, to transmit it to his successor. Following the installation:

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A procession was formed by the Grand 'Marshal, und the Brethren were conducted to the banquet-room, where the feast of Saint John the Evangelist was duly celebrated after the manner of Masons.

The Brethren had a "good time." There wus It good attendance (169 Brethren participated), good cheer and good speeches. The first sentiment was" To the memory of the holy Saints John." We extract a paragraph from the Grand Master's remarks on the occasion: Those who have assembled at this Feast believe. and have as Masons solemnly declared their belief, in a Supreme Being,- not a Plllltheistic Entity, where the creature and the Creator are confusedly and unintclli~ibly mingled, and the latter confounded and lost in the former; but a personal. omnipotent God, the Creator of all things, whose paternal bellevolence watches over all his creatures, in whom all Clln put their trust, and to whom all can appeal, as to a father, if trouble and affliction befall them. There is no skeleton at this Feast, or at any other Masonic Feast, to throw a shadow over its pleasures; the cup of innocent enjoymellt may be drained to the bottom lmd no dregs found within; for tIllS is not a meeting of those who, when they part, part as if to meet no more.-of miserable beings whose only moments of happiness are temporary ones, to be dosed by annihilation., Such meeting'S as these are only harbing-ersof those future meetings, to be looked forward to exultingly, when friends Ilnd Brothers will meet in the Grand Lodge above, after faith has been lost in sight, and hope has ended in frUition, " While circling time roUs round ill an eternal sphere."

Only one of the address was published entire. That was delivered by R. \V., Bro. Solon W. Stevens. It was worthy of publication'lmd possegges rare merit. We extract some choice specimens: I do not mean that Freemasonry Is religioll, and that the lodge-room is a church. But if the lessons taught in our ritual mcun anything, I belicve they teach ullmistakably, trust in God. the duty of an aspiration to a higher life, Ilnd the immortality of the soul.' If the atheistic evolutiollist avows that in the nllme of Science these doctrines have becn exploded, that man. onee a monkey, e1!olved by a" creative principle." is at last simply dust, and the after-life simply a fancy. 'my answer is, that the highest authority in !.'cientitic thought to-day, the ripest scholarship in this country and in Germany, has proved, not from the theologian's stand-point, but from the scientific point of view, that the fundamental truths of the Bible, relatIve to the existence of God, and the immortality of the soul, are undelliably true. Freemasonry, resting on the Bible as it<; corner-stone,

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teaches by its own peculiar, beautiful symbolism these fundamental truths, therein contained, and claims murality as its vital essence and central idea. For myself, I, as a. Mason, must believe in these doctrines, rather than in what Carlyle calls the" philosoplly of dirt;" and if it be a delusion, it is one which I hope may always enwrap me in its encircling folds. By it 1 am led to believe that death is not a "leap in the dark." By it I am brought to surrender to that faith, of whkh William Cullen Bryant gave a beautiful expression not long ago. when sitting in the vestibule of his summer home at the close of a mild autumn day. Glancing upward, he chanced to see a swallow migrating through the heuvens towards the South. Giving vent to the emotions of his heart, he exclaimed: "He who from zone to zone Guides throu~h the boundless sky thy certain flight, In the long way which I must tread alone, Will !,'uide In)' steps aright!" At the close of the feast, the Brethren, having united in singing" Auld Lang Syne," separated with renewed coufidence in the solid foundation which supports our Temple, and with a renewed purpo~e to labor zealously for the good of the Order. The Proceedings conulin two letters Ilddre1:'scd by the Grand Lodge of Massaehusetts, at different times, to their" Honored and Illustrious Brother, GEORGI': WASHINGTON." His replies were published, together with an address or eulogy delivered by" Honorable Timothy Bigelow," at the" Old South Meeting House," in Boston, upon the" Life, Character and Services of Bro. George ~rashington." The eulogy was worthy of the times, the men, the occasion and the subject that called it forth. It begins thus: Though silence be justly com;idered the language of grief. yet it is equivocal. Hypocrisy or indifference may assume it. On great occasions, therefore, it becomes a duty to vindicate our feelings. though it be impossiblc fully to express them. Highlv luudable then is the conduct of our generous nation, at the present mournful crisi;. While all classes of our fellow-citizens, obedient to the injunctIOns, and imita.ting the example of COllgrcss, are pouring forth their sorrows, and recounting the virtues of the deceased WASHJN(jTO~; while the great and good of other nations are mingling their regrets with the lamentatiollS of his afflicted eountrymen-~hllll the Masonic Fraternity be silent'? Suppress their grief they cannot; and shall they attempt to conceal it'? No, my Brethren, he had u double claim to our llttachment, and we will dwell on his memory with peculiar aftection. If our departed Brother yet takes all intercst in whut passes upon earth, if his blest shade still hovcrs over the country which he protected and loved, may we not hope thllt our tribute of respect will be acceptaule; that our united plaudit may even touch his immortal soul with pleasure? A hope like this would softcn our pangs, and dart a ra)' of comfort through the gloom of affliction which surrounds us. Another

ex~ract must

be allowed.

Having already conwmplllted such a variet)路 of dil-tinguishing features ill thi8 great and uminble character, does it still admit of addition'? Is there room in the portrait for another trace of the faithful pencil, that will increwse its beauty? Yes, my Brethren, to us, llllother and no less interesting view remllins. Animated with a generous philanthropy, our deceased Brother enrly sought admission into our Aneient and honorable Fraternity, at once to enable him to cherish with advantage this heavenly principle, and enlarge the sphere of its operation. He cultivated our art with sedulous attention, and never lost an opportunity of advancing the interest or promoting the honor of thc Ornjt. While Commander ill Chief of the American re\'olutlOlIary army, he countenunced tlle establishment and encouraged the labors of a traveling Lodge among the military. The following incident, llarratcd by the eulogist, rna)' not have met the eye of some who will read this Report. A body of Amcrican troops, in some succc.~sful rcncounter with the enemy, possessed themselves, among other booty, of the jewels and furniture of a British traveling Lodge of Masons. This property was directed by the Commander in Chief to be returned under a flag of truce to its former proprietors, accompanied with a message, purporting that the Americans ditlnot make war upon !nstitutions of b~nevolence. In the Proceedings of this Grand Lodge wc find finely executed liknesses of three distinguished Massachusetts Brethren, viz: EYcrett, Davis and Danforth. These expre!$-

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sions of" art" present three good men and true. We shall preserve the" shadow," though we may never meet the" substance." The portraits will augment our small but increasing :Masonic Gallery. The Quarterly Communication for the present year was held in Boston, March 13. The Grand Master was absent and his place filled by R. W., A. H. Howland, D. G. 1\1. Nothing of special moment transpired. We find no Report on Foreign Correspondence in any of the publications examined, and presume the Brethren do not" correspond." CHARLES A. WELCH, 'Waltham, G. M:. REV.

CHARLES H. TITUS, Boston, Rec. G. Sec.

MARYLAND,1877. We have before us the Proceedings of the semi-annual se.~sion, held in Baltimore, l\1ity, 18i7, and of the ANNUAL Communication, held November, 1877. At the semi-annual session, Grand Master Latrobe was absent, so also was the Deputy Grand Master. R. W., John M. Carter, S. W., presided.

Grand Master Latrobe sent his Address, which is a brief business document. Much of the attention of the Grand Lodge was given to financial matters connected with their Temple. Bro. John S. Tyson, Ch'n of Com. on For. Cor., presented a full, comprehensive, and clear Report concerning the cOlltending Masonic bodie.~ in the Island of Cuba. We re1;crve our say on the subject for another time and place. "'e think, however, Bro. Tyson has put the matter at rE~st. Just at present we arc not as thoroughly read up on the questions at issue as we wish to be. But if Bro. Tyson presents correctly the facts, and the other side cannot controvert his "truth of history," then we are with him as to conclusions, which are as follows: 1. That on September 30, 1868, the Grand Lodge of Colon committed .'1ticidc.

2. That on August 1. 1876, when the Grand Lo(lge of the Island of Cuba was formed, therc was no other Grand Lodge in Cuba. :3 That the Grand Lodge of the Island of Cuba was legally constituted, since six of it.s comtituants held charters from the (Jrand Lodge of Colon of dates prior to September 30,1868, and they unanimously adopted the Constitution. There was irregularity in admitt.ing the other Lodges to participate in the Convention, but this has been heaJed by grantlllg to thcm new chaTters. .

4. That the GrRnd Lodge of the Island of Cuba being sovereign and independent, and free from any connect.ion whate"cr with any so-called Superior Masonic Bodie.~, is entitled to recognition by the Grand Lodge of Maryland:

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The Committee presented the subjoined resolutions, which wcre adopted, as was the Report, thereby formltlIy recognizing the" Grand Lodge of the Island of Cuba." Resolved, That thc Grand Lodge of Maryland proffers cordial and fraternal greeting to the Grand Lodge of the Island of CUba, Havana, and cheerfully accedes to its request for Masonic recognition. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions, under the seal of this Grand I.JOdA'e, be transmitted to W. Bro. Ramon 1110., General Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of the Island of Cuba, Ha~rana.

Upon the adoption of the resolutions, Bro. Ramon IlIa, Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of the Island of Cuba. addressed the Grand Lodge. expressing his thanks and the great pleasure the action of the Grand Lodge of Maryland had given him. also highly. complimenting the able Report of Bro. .Tohn S. Tyson, liS Chairman of the CommIttee of Correspondence. The annual session was held in Baltimore, commencing Kovember 20, 187i. Grand Master .Tohn H. B. Latrobe was prescnt l\nd presided. His Address is a brief, concise business paper. He says of himself: It iR now seven veal'S that the Grand 1\Ia.<;ter ha.<; been honored bv an election to the high office which he holds, and year after year it has been most gratifyin~ that his election has been unanimous. For mllny years withdrawn from active partiCIpation in the labors and duties of the Brotherhood. your kindness selectefl him a.<; the orlj,tor of the oCC:I.<;ion when the corner-stone of the Temple was laid; and when the erection of the building involved the Grand Lodg-e in debt and difficulty, and when the Temple, although occupied by the Brotherhood, was threatened with being sold to pay the the mechanic lienR upon it. the Grand Master was elected with but an imperfect knowled(5e of the condition of the Grand Lodge. Could he have undcrstood tpilS to it.<; full extent, It is more than doubtful whether even the honor of being Grand Mfister would have tempted him to assume the burden of the care and responsibility which the officc under such circumstances imposed.

The time has arrived, however, when the Grand :i\Iaster must leave to others the duties and yield to them the honors of his high office; and he now announces that he is not to be considered a candidate for re-election, should !tny Brother be disposed to nominate him. The Committee on his Address said they could not let him go, and the Grand Lodge seconded the motion, by adopting the Report, and Bro. Latrobe was re-elected. The Masons in Maryland owe more to the energy and zeal of their Grand Master, than money or monument can ever pay. We are pleased with the expressions of th'e committee, and copy their utterances to show what one man can do.. The Grand Lodge of Maryland did well in saying this much, and in erecting a monument to her Grand Master while liVing. He deserves it. In view of what is said by the Grand Master in regard to his declining a re-election, your committee begs to say one word more. When an appeal was made to him seven veal'S ago to assume the duties of his office, the pecuniary affairs of the Grand Lodge ,vere in a deplornble condition, and the most mortifying possibilities threatened the interests and moral standing of the Order in this State. But there was no hesitation on his part. When we remember, however, that the sheriff was then almost standing upon the steps of our Temple, llnd that there was scarcely a hope of adjusting the lawful demands of our creditors; that there appeared to 'be no escape from insolvency, with all its humiliating consequences. and that Masons who valued the honor of the Order as they did their own, bowed their heads at the thoupht of the stain that seemed to be coming upon its good name; when we recall these thmgs, we know that nothing but devotion to Masonry could have induced such a man as our Grand Ma..,ter, at such a time, to accept an office, which. however hi!?h, could add no honor to him, and yet imposed the most laborious and critical responSIbilities. His name was at once equivalent to an extension of time by our creditors. In the midst of absorbing professional and public duties, he applied himself with untiring industry and signal ability to the complicated affairs of the Grand Lodge. and with the

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carnest co-operation of our beloved Deputy Grand l\faster and others. he hils continued to labor with unabated zeal and courage for seven years. until now order has arisen from disorder, credit from insolvency. honor from threntened rlishonor; and your committee disparages no Rrother Mason when it expresses the belief that. but for what hils been done by our Grand Master, we would not be holding our Communication in this grcat Templc to-night. But your committee respectfuUy submits that this is yet no time to allow our Grand Master to consult his personal wishes in regard to retirement. While much has bccn , done, as much remains to be done. Of such a man and officer it will be said in the end, with A"randest emphasis, "WF.!.!. DONE."

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CORRE~PONJ)E~CE.

The Report was rendered by "Bro. John S. Tyson, for the Committee." We like the Report-regarding it as a valuablc accession to the annual productions of :\Iasonic writers. He prays for" charit)'" in behalf of his work, and desires to be relieved of future service: While appreciating the honorable position which he holds, he sincerely hopes that the Grand l\fa..~ter may fill it by the appointment of some Brother of greater ability and more leisure. We hope no change has been made. In forming new acquaintances in this field of labor, we do not wish to be separated from friends and Brethren we admire. In his review of "Alabama," he quotc,Il one of Bro. Daniel Sayre's resolutions respecting Negro Masons: Although it is usually said that Masonry is universal, and that in every clime :Masons are to be found; yet it is only universal in so far as the Caucasian Race hus carried it into every quarter of the globc; and if that race has sometimes admitted negroes, and others of the mferior races, it hilS heen done in violntioll of the original and fundamental laws of the Fraternity. Bro. Tyson says: Which shows that Bro. Sayre considers it entirely a question of "/"Itee,. for he savs nothing whlttcver on the question of ,legitimac1/. When It race cnn knock at the door or" a Lodge, Bro. Sayre's remarks may have some \)earing on the question of admission; but hitherto only individuals have applied. His resolutions were referred to a special committee with instructions to report as soon as practicable. But, they did ll{)t report. We lik,e th is way of putting the question. It i.~ one of legitimacy, and not of race or The negro who may aspire to become associated with us in }fa.~onic relations, does not seek such honor upon RACE issues. Keither does the Cauca."ian seek a place within the pale of our "Fraternity because he i.~ a Caucasian. It is not, never has been, and never Clln be, It question of RACE, but of qual-ijicatum or lcgilimacy. Bro. Sayre presenl.'5 a new test. .. The old wine is better." \'v'e do not approve the new wine of Bro Sayre's resolution above quoted. Our views for years have been settled. Is he a .. MA?'?'; If so, in God's name, what has RACE to do with the matter, when an "applicant comes for recognition-p7'ovided, he has been legally made or seeks preferment by petitioning for the degrees? nationalily.

We are no believer in the Zegitima(';7j of Negro Masonry, as it is styled, in this country. We have studied the subject much and carefully. But if a colored MlU5On, made such, in

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a legally conf'titnted LD(\ge, should come to ns, we would not know how to decline recognition. Two things weigh hcavily in this whole matter. Is the negro a MAN? Is he freeborn? Thousunds of colored men in this country never can become Masons. even if legal Lodges were established for their benefit, or "Race Lodges" would admit them, , because ther were notjreeborn.. There are thousands, however, of the African race, who, like Paul, were born free. Then are they ~IEN? If so, what follows? We are not obnoxious to the charge of Ncgrnphirr., as some hnse said of nIl who feel even kindl)路 towards the African mee. Born and reared in the Sunny South, we are not Ignorant. of the conditions, qnalities, and peculiaI' nature of the colored race. We are a<; kindly disposed to that race as any man in the nation. We kl1010 the negro. We favor his improvement. We believe the negro to be a MAN. We know mnny nrc freeborn. We have known some whom we would trust with everything possessed on earth. We would recognize such cheerfully as Masons, if legitimately made. Now, this is all we care to say. We never will recognize spurio'us Masons, be they black or white. We believe Negro Masonry in this country to be illegitimnte, and therefore will never recognize it. But this is a very different thing from the ground taken in the resolution of Bro. Snyre, of Alabnma. Bro. Beers' resolution, suits us exactly.. We have no antipathy against the negro on account ofmce or color ; have no aversion to recognizing uny freeborn negro as a Mason, if a<;sured that he is truly and legitimately entitled to such recognition, and conducts himself as n Mason. Bro. Tyson most fraternally reviews our Grand Lodge })roceedings for 1876.

quotes from the Address of Bro. Cadle, lind makes several extrtict.~ from the last Report of Bro. Gouley. He Rays: We find very much of interesting matter in Bro. Gouley's comments, and we have extracted largely, because this is, and will ever be hill l<lst Report. We give nearly in full his comments 011 our Proceedings of November, 1875. He copies Bro. Drummond's tribute to Bro. Gouley. He copies what Frank said about conferring the degrees upon ministers, gratis. We reproduce the extract as we were the "Deputy Grand Master" who "took the floor in opposition" to being placed 011 the pnuper list. The Maryland IttW is, "that any Lodge may confer the ctegrees withontjee upon any minister of the gospel." Of that law, Bro.

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.. Such an amendment was proposed to the By-Laws of :Missouri in 1865, and the then Deputy Grand Master took the floor in opposition to it. and wanted it to be distinctly understood that he, a~ an active minister of the gOSpel! did not consider it any compliment to his profession, and in behalf of the whole c1erica membership he protested against ministers being put upon such a pauper list. They were able to be worthy of such :support as to be also able to pay for the beautiful and instructive degrees, and if anyone did not sufficiently appreciate i"reemasonry to come into it on account of its merit." he was not worthy of the honors conferred. We have devotedly loved that officer ever since for being an honest J\-fason and minister. We honor him for his manly pride and appreciation of the dignity of his profession. We paid for our Masonry. We opposed the proposed rule from an exalted estimate of our own" high calling." We had heard then, and often since, reflections cast upon ministers, as being" dead head.s," etc. We claim some little credit for the defeat of a rule, that WllS a discrimination and a reflection. JOHN H. B. LATROBE, Baltimore, G. M. JACOB H. MEDAIRY. Baltimore, G. Sec.

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MAINE, 1878. The fifty-ninth Annual session of the Grand Lodge May 7, 1878.

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M. W., Edward P. Burnham, G. 11., presided. Representatives from one hundrecl and sixty-ninc Lodges, were present-all the Lodges being reprcsented execpt ten. The Grand Master opens his Address, by saying: By the mercy of the Grand Architect of the Universe, we are ~erll1itted again to assemble in Annual Communication. to take action upon the doings or the past )"ear, alHl to make preparation for the year to come. The God of our fathers hath been with us during the year. May our conduct be such thfit we can confidently look for His favor to bring us on our way t.o the close of the yellr upon whieh we are now entering.. No Dispensations for new Lodges had been nsked for. Dispensntions had been granted in four cases to allow Lodges to ballot before the usual time, upon petitions for degrees. We presume some parties were about to die or go on a journey, and could not do either without being made ready for the trip under emergency. The Grand Master has this say about t.he Gl'llnd Orient of France: The' Grand Orient of France, at the meeting which commenced September 15,1877, adopted a pro~osition submitted the previous year to strike out of the constitution the declaration, .. 'I he foundation of Freemasonry is a belief in the existence of God and the immortality of the souL" The FreemaHons of :Maine, while they are very tolerant of the many vllrieties of religious belief, do require some religiom belief. They do believe in the exisumce of God and the immortality of the soul. We should put lort.h our protest against this inlJovation, striking at the foundation of our Freemasonry. Well and opportunely said. Eleven decisions were rendered by the Grand Master, and all approved by the Comlllittee on Jurisprudence, except two. 'fhey are of loeal bearing. We do not concur in his first decision: 1. A Past Master of a chartered Lodge may, in the absence of the Master and Wardens, open the Lodge, preside therein nt the tmnslletion of ordinary business, including the eleetioll of ollicers, as well liS the conferring' of degrees, and also may close the Lod~e.

This is not our way. But we do not demur cll.ptiously. We hose our objections to the rule. Suppose in the above case, the Master and Wardens being absent, t.he Lodge is opened and presided oyer by a Past 1faster. Some irregularities are allowed, ItS in a Lodge we disciplined once. In said Lodge two or more black balls appeared. A second ballot was permitted, discussion was allowed as to the merits of the candidate. Finally, after twelye o'clock, several of the Brethren having left, a third ballot was reached, the candidate was elected, the Lodge was called off until next morning when an initiation took place. Will our Brethren of Maine admit the above proceeding to be regular? No. Then suppose all that had occured in the absence of the Master and Wardens, and under the administration of a Past Master. He was not an OffieCI' of the Lodge. He could not

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be disciplined by the Grand Master, nor by the Grand Lodge. In such a case yon could

not hold the "'faster and Wardens to an account, for they were not present. You could not discipline the Lodge by arrest or suspension of Charter. for the members acted in' good faith, believing that this official myth, a Past Master, was a legal officer, llnd they followed his direction. Whom wOllld you discipline? Why, just no one at all. The Past :Master would snap his fingers in your face and say, "I am not lin officer of the Lodge," you could not hold a private member accountable for an l~tJiCU.r1 dereliction. The Past Master i8 a private member, therefore yOIl could not punish him. "Prefer charges against him." For what? .â&#x20AC;˘ Unmasonic conduct." Charge him with unmasonic conduct for an o.tJicial act? No. Better adopt 0111' law. A Past Master ClLnnot plÂˇe.~ide in a Lodge in the absence of the first three officers, except on funeral occasions. . Such was our decision iu 1867, when Grand l\!aster of Missouri, and affirmed the finding, and made it law in this jurisdiction.

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Wc have another reason for objecting to the Maine rule. No Lodge cau be chartel'ed ,vith a less number than SEVE~ j1'[astc/" llfason.s. Three of them are officers,.to whom, with others, this act or charter of cOl'pomtion is granted. As a eOl'poraf,e body, acting under a charter granted by the Grand Lodge, the Lodge has no right to convene and work, or do business, unless some one of the o.(fiCCI'Ii of the corpol'ation is present to open it. If a Past Master may open the corporation in the absence of the corporate or principal officers, why may not John Jones open it, or any other private member? For the Past Master is not an ollicC/". If not an officeI', what is he'? A private member. Being nothing more than a privau member when there is no Past Master present,\vhy not have a law that the Lodge may elect a President and two Vice-Presidents, o~e for the West and one for the SOllth? Surely a law so flexible as to recognize'a privau member in one case, as an official dignitary for an emergency, could do so in any ease. Therefore recogni7.e in all cases, ana provide for emergencies where no Past "':laster could be found, and elect John Jones President for the occasion. The Maine rule, quoted, says, the Past Master" may open the Lodge, preside therein at the transaction of O'rdinm'y business, 'including the election oj officers, conferring of degrees, and also may close the Lodge." Yes, we should think-he miyht close, after doing everything except EXTRA" ordinary business." Plea"e tell us what he might not do, afterthe above enumeration. extraordinary business would be forbidden under his administration.

We infer that only

State of the Craft reported as follows in the Address: The returns of the Lod~es and the Reports of the D. D. G. Masters show that a reasonable degree of prosperIty has been enjoyed during the year, and that the Fraternity is about the same, numerically, as a year ago. On the ever recurring and vexing question of non-affiliation, Bro. Josiah Drummond, Chairman of Committee on Jurisprudence, hili! this to say: But great and extensive as are the evils of non-affiliatIOn, your committee believe that an attempt to force affiliation, by retaining members against their will, will not tend materially to lessen those evils. Our present constitution, while declaring affiliation 8. 'Masonic duty, leaves the performance of that duty to the free will of the individual Mason, but prescribes the consequences of a non-performance of this duty. This system seems to work so well, that the evil of non-affiliation is le.c;s in this State than in most other jurisdictions, and for that reason we deem it inexpedient to make any change. We therefore recomm~lld that the resolutio.n be not revived. . But there is one evil in our present system which we think should be remedied. Now a member, desiring to change his membership from one Lodge to another, must G. L.-Ap. 5.

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first procure his Dimit and become a non-affiliate, and then be unanimously accepted by the other Lodge, and if, for any cause, his petition is denied, he remains a non-affiliate. We submit herewith a proposed standing- reg-ulation, allowing a Lod~e tn receive and act gF~~h~che~;~i?~l/~e~~~r~erShjpbefore the ranrlidate procures his Dlmit from the Lodg-e The following is the regulation mentioned: Resolved, That with the consent of his Lodge a member may petition another Lodge fbr membership without taking a Dimit; the Lodge receiving the application may aet thereon, but the applicant shall not become a member of such Lod~e until he has filed his Dimit and signed the By-Laws; and. unless he procures his Dimlt and signs the ByLaws within six months after his election, he shall lose all rights thereunder.

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John J. Bell, Grand Master of New Hampshire, formerly Deputy Grand Mnster of l\[aine, was introduced to his Mother Grand Lodge, by Bro. Drummond, and responded in an earnest and eloquent manner, alluding to his former connection with this Grand Lodge, and to those familiar faces which he still recognized as having met here fourteen )'ears ago. We are pleased to note that he did not refer to "B. 13."-base ball, black ball, bully boy, or anything" B. R" might import. The Grand Lodge adopted the folloWing: One Lodge cannot confer a degree at the request of another Lodge, unless the requesting Lodge waives juriSdiction, and the other Lodge accepts the candidate in the usual manner, and for its usual fees. Past Grand Master, R. Washburn, having been recently gathered to his fathers, the Committee on Memoirs presented a report from which we make extracts. In the death of Bro. Wash bum, this Grand Lodge ha.c.; lost one of its brightest ornaments; he wa.c.; a zealous and upright Mason of long standing, filling various high positions among the Fraternity with etlieiency and great fidelity, and also holding honorable and responsible public offices of trust, with great integrity and credit to himself. Thus another prominent landmark in our order has been removed, teaching' us the uncertainty of life. Let us then, Brethren, seek to imitate his virtues, his Christian example, that the summons shall not meet us unprepared. With the bereaved family of our deceased Brother, we would mingle the tear of sympath)'., commending them to Him who never willingly amict.'! any who trust in Him.

FOREIGN COltRESPONDENCY.,

The Heport on this subject had been made to the Grand l\Jnster in advance of the Annual Communication, printed and submitted to the Grand Lodge. A copy was thus placed in the hands of all the members of the body present. We like the plan and intend to imitate it, and if possible, have our amateur Report ready for distribution during our Grand Lodge session. Bro. J. H. Drummond, prepared the Maine Report, and says he had reviewed the .iproceedings of everyone of the North American Grand Lodges, inclUding those of Dakota, for two years." There is thu1:! furnished a broad view of the Masonie.field. We hesitate not to say it is an able paper, and like its predecessors, worthy of its author. w? are happy to make the acquainw.ilce of }3ro. Drummond in the present relation.

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We certainly are wiser, and hope to bc better for having followed him through this review. We feel the more gratified at finding- ourselves in such good company respecting several important i&m~_~. We had reviewed" Alabama" before examining" Maine," or we would have quoted Bro. Drummond against that" barbarous provision." Hear Bro. Drummond speaking of " Alabama: " We perceive that their constitution contains the barbarOtls provision (formerly in our own), that when the Grand Lodge reverl'e.~ for illegality. the aetion of a Loctge in suspending or expelling a member, he nevertheless loses his membcrl'hip. In reply to Bro. Dodge of Arkansas, concerning the ex elusion of "a member of a Lodge in good standing," Bro. Drummond, says: He misapprehends the scope of the decisioll to which he objects: and we think he will ~tgree that it is correct. Suppose a member, violently insane, insists upon entering the Lodge: has the Master no power to exclude him, without a previous trial ~ Suppose a member comes in grossly intoxicated: must he remain ulltil he is tried and cxpel1ed? Or, suppose that a member claims to eome in with the avowcd purpose of ctisturblllg the Lodge: is it at his mercy? From the very neccssity of the case, the power of proteeting the Lodge in such cases is vested in the Master, under his aecountability to the Grand Lodge for any abuse of it. The decision says that 11 member may be exrluded for" good cause;" and we apprehend that Bro. Dodge was misled by the use of this general term, 'which did not indicate the particular cause in the case in which th~ decision was given. \

Missouri Is fully reviewed by our able Brother, who quote.'! from Bro. Ryland's Address; notes our Proceedings carefully; speaks of Brother Gouley's death, and makes several extracts from Bro. Luke's Report, and that portion written by our deceased Grand Secretary before his death. EDWARD P. BURKHAM, Saco, (re-elected) G. M. IRA BERRY, Portland, (re-elected) G. Sec. JOSIAH II. DRUMMOND, Portland, Com. oil For. Cor.

MICHIGAN, 1877. The thirty-third Annual Communication of this Grand Lodge was heid at Grand Rapids, January 23, 1877. Matthew H. Maynard, G. M., presided. Representatives from three hundred and thirty chartered Lodges were reported present, and from eight Lodges U. D. The Grand MaSter presented a somewhat lengthy, but very business like Address, covering an extended and varied field. He walks right into business without much exordium. He says concerning Masonic Processions: I have granted one consent for a Lodge procession upon a strictly Masonic occasion, and refused a large number for" Decoration Day," and " ~'Ollrth of July." If the" occasion" was" strictly Masonic," why grant a Dispensation to do what was ":r.lasonic?" If you have" strictly Masonic occasions" when .. a Lodge procession"

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might take place, would a Disperu>ation make" l\fasonic" a non-Masonic day? We believe in "Masonic occasions," and that no "Dispen.~ation" ever made an "occasion" a" Ma.sonic" one. There can be no consistency in asking for, or acting under, a Dispensation in such cases. Let the law define (as in ::\Iissouri) what are" l\fasonic occasions," and have done with this dispensation business.

We heartily wi~h the dispensing power was done away with generally, and in the following business particularly. I have granted two Dispensations to ballot upon applications without the usual delay of one month; and three Dispensations to confer the third dell'ree without delay. These were granted in cases where circumstances seem to render It proper. I have refused numerous applications of the same kind, of the number of which I have kept no record. We infer that the law of his Grand Lodge al1tlwrizes the granting of such Dispensations. We would grant them on no d~ubf;rul authority. Having served two terms as Grand. Master, and having studied this SUbject thoroughly and closely for twenty years, our conclusion is: We never saw the time or case when we would have granted a Dispensa- . tion to confer any degree in advance of the 1'egula1' period for its reception according to law: We have long believed the time for advancement beyond the first degree should be . extended instead of being abbreviated. Why should a profane be allowed to receive the first degree" without the usual delay of one month?" Does the" favorable opinion conceived of the Institution" become so ronsuming that the candidate must go through on the "double-quick" or be crushed by the weight of his good "opinion'?" Does his" desire of knowledge" so gain the mastery of him that he must know or be destroyed by his zeal? Is the" wish to be serviceable" to his "fellow creatures" so broad and profound a.s to create an absolute necessity for this new candidate for usefulness to be at once added to the great army of workers in the wide field of benevolence '! It must be all the things set forth in his petition, "upon honor." It cannot be otherwise. He so declares" upon his honor," and" seriously," too. And" Brutus is an hono1'ableman." Yes, it is from" a favorable opinion of the Institution," a" desire of. knowledge" and the ovenlJhelming "wish of being serviceable" to his" fellow creatures." Are not these the principal declarations set forth in his petition? Well, how does it come to pass that all these things become so weighty all of a sudden, that this profane must be put through at 2.40 speed'? His conceptions of the Institution, his rage for knowledge, his heart-burning zeal to do good to his" fellow creatures" are perfectly astounding, for one just beginning to 8cck our mysteries. We cannot understand it. There is such a thing a~ "7.eal which is not aecording to knowledge." And there is such a thing as selfish feeling controlling men in seeking Masonic privileges. Away with it. Five Dispensations were granted to form new Lodges.

DECISIONS.

Twenty-five in number were rendered, covering a good deal of ground. The Committeee 011 Jurisprudence approved all but two, and their report was adopted. Some of said decisions would not suit our jurisdiction because our law differs from the Michigan code. One thing is evident-the Committee on JurilSprudence was an able, clear-headed one. Their expositions of Masonic la~v were proof of their ability. 1. A Brother was tried in his Lodge and acquitted; the Grand Lodge, upon appeal, reversed the decision. and expelled him. It subsequently restored him. Held: Tbat the action of Grand Lodge restored him to membership in his Lodge.

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where an expelling Lodge is dead. Will yoti not restore a party who memorializes your body for Masonic life, where the Lodge recommends restoration, it having lost the right to restore? In the case already cited, tPe Lodge did not expel the accused party, preferring to retain him. An appeal was taken to Grand Lodge, and that body expelled.. It sllbseq uently restored him. Of course such act of restoration by the expelling body, reinvested him with all his rights, one of which was membership in his Lodge. No exception can be taken to this course. But we remember no instance of a Grand Lodge expelling a party whose case had been brought up on an appeal. Expulf>ion by Grand Lodge, in our jUdgment, should only take place where the party was a membel' of that body. In other words, we assume, that a Grand Lodge can expel' none but its own members. Because it can only entertain charges against its own members, and can only try such. Therefore it can only expel such. It cannot have cognizance of trial causes except upon charges. It cannot pre/er charges against others than its own members. If it cannot charge, it cannot try, and if it cannot try, how can it expel? All other cases come to it by appeal, as in the . foregoing instance. Then it was an ap]JcUate court, and not a court of original jurisdiction, and should have remanded the ell.~c, with instructions, if necessary. These are our views. The Committee made the following deliverance upon the general SUbject, which we like: When a Brother is expelled by his Lodge and, on appeal, the action of the Lodge is 1'cversed by Grand Lodge, the Brother by this action is restored to membership in his Lodge. but not because of any power in Grand Lodge to restore (properly speaking). but because in such a case Grand Lodge, by its decision. virtuall~' declares that the expulsion was not just or was not legal, and therefore was void. Your committee hold that a membership once sundered hy the Lodge, by an expulsion, which has been acquiesced in by all parties thereto, or WhICh has been approved bv Grand Lodge, on appeal, renders the person expelled as much an alien to that Lodge aOs though he had never belonged to it; and Grand Lodge, in such a case. has no right, by a. restoration, to force him back into the LOdge-no more right than it has to force in one who IH'Ver was a member of it. But if the Lodge failed or refused to expel one subsequently expelled hy Grand Lodg-e, on appeal; or if it.<; expulsion be declared, on appcal, to be ille&al. the accused yet sustams to that Lodge a relation which justifies Grand Lodge in compelling the Lodge to receive him when restored by its supreme power. The Grand ~iaster does not favor converting Lodges into justices' courts or collecting I agencies. Second the motion. 9. A Masonic Lodge is not the proper tribunal within which to settle the construction of contracts or seek their enforcement; nor will Lodges lend their aid to the collection of debts or the adjustment of business diJierences. A Worshipful Master will be sustained in declining to receive and order trial upon charges brought into his Lodge, the obvious purpose of which is of the character above referred to. The Grand Lodge refused permission to one of its Lodges" to complete the work on an Entered Apprentice who had lost one eye." The Lodge had initiated the candidate uuder the deeision of a former Grand Master, which decision had been set lU'ide by the Grand Lodge. A memorial was presented by the Lodge, asking instructions, etc. The Grand Lodge Committee refused the pra)'er. We have two eyes, but for the life of us we cannot see why a man, otherwise ph~'sically perfect, should be denied the privileges of Masonry because he had lost one e~'e.路 But everyone cannot see alike e'tlen on plai~ questions.

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Resol1'ed, That it is the sentiment of this Grand Lodge that the use of intoxicating liquors, by Masons. liS a beverage; or the manufacture or sale of such, by Masons. is a Masoni{J offense .. and if a Brother persists therein, after being duly admonished, it is the duty of. the Lodge of which he is a member, to suspend or expel him. The above was referred ro the Committee on Jurisprudence, who reported: Your committee respectfully suggest thllt the subject matter of this resolution be referred to a special commiJ.lec of fhl'CC to report to the next Grllnd Lodge, what legislation. jf any, is needed to maintain, in this Grand Jurisdiction, a proper observllnce of, and respect for, the MllSonic virtue of Temperance. "FOREIGN COM~IUNI(;ATIONS."

The Report was rendercd by Bro. Foster Pratt, and reviews forty-one Grand Lodge Proceedings, Missouri included. His review of our work is brief, courteous and fraternal. His tribute to Bro. Gouley is kind and commendable. He does not approve of our seeking "charity from hotels or railroads," assuming that the Grand Lodge pays its Representatives per diem Ilnd mileage. Sueh is not the ease, Bro. Pratt. Bes1des, our transportation lines and hotcls in ~Iissouri nre only roo glad to compliment the several hundred delegates who come ro the l\Ietropolis of the West. The parties who control these interests, know full well that such favors and concessions made to the repl'c.50ntativc men of Missouri at our annual sessions, will inure greatly to their profit in future patronage. \Ve occupy not" the attitude of beggars before railroads and hotels." Preach that up your way, where Missouri Mas.ons are not known. Down here you are laughed at. We close this review with all extract from Bro. Pratt's excellent Report: We hllve not time to refer to many ~ood thing'S iu this excellent Report. but we have to lament the unfortunate and sndden death of Bro. Gouley. He lost his life at the fire in Bt. Loui!'. whell the hotel at whieh he Wll$ a guest wa~ destroyed, and many other lives were lost. lIe was a young man offine abilities, untiring zeal, and a most genial nature. iI~~bl~.r;~~rt~~~[~lf~iii~~r;l~~I~~~~ourilost an excellellt oUicer, and the Craft at large, WM. DUNHA1II, Manistee, G. M. ELLEHLY 1. GARFIELD, Detroit, G. Sec.

MINNESOTA,1878. We have read the pal'n)1hlet before us, with melancholy feelings. It is a mourning volume. The Craft had lost their Grand :Mastcr. In December we joined with others, in doing what we could ro comfort the widow and orphails of an honored and beloved Mason, as his mortal remains tarried in our city for a day, en ?'Oltte from a Southern clime to his last resting place in his own jllri~dietion. When we learned of the death of Grand J\Iaster Braden, far from home and among strangers, our sorrow and sympathies mingled with the bereaved. The body of Grund :Master Braden having been carried home for final interment, a" spcciul communication" was convened in St. Paul, December 16,1877. TUe commnnication was called and presided over by R. W., Bro. E. W. Dumnt, Deputy Grand Master, who delivered a brief Address, saying, among other things:

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â&#x20AC;˘ A month has not elapsed since we rcceived the official announcement, through the Grand Secretary. that our M. W. Grand Ma.<;ter, .James C, Braden, had left the jurisdiction, in the hope that a change of climate would have a tendency to rctard a disease which he knew was hastening his ~nd. He died in San Antonio, Texas, just one week ago to-day. I have caused the Grand Lodge to be convened to-day to attend his remains, which have just arrived, to his late home, at Litchfield, and consign them to the silent tomb. 'I.'he twenty-fifth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge was held in St. Paul, January 15, 1878. Bro. E. W. Durant, D. G. M., presided. One hundred and one Lodges were present at roll call. R. W., Bro. Durant delivered an Address. He paid an elegant (and doubtless a just) tribute to the memory of their late Grand Master. He formally announced to the assembled Craft the sad event:

The sad duty devolves upon me to formally announce to you the death of our late Grand Master, Bro. J. C. Braden, who departed this life, in the city of San AntoniO, Texas, DeceIl,lber 9th last, at the early age of forty-two years. He then 'rcferred in graceful Il.nd grateful terms to attentions shown the afflicted by Masons. I am glad to say that Bro. Braden during his la.<;t sickness was the recipient of that loving care of his Masonic Brethren that has so long made the Ordcr memorable for its deeds of lovc and kindness. Our Brethren of San Antonio, with loving hands performed the last sad offices due from the living to the dead, and the widow and the fatherlcss, though in a strange land, found in the Fraternity true and affectionate friends in thc dark hour of their affliction. Bro. R. H. Ncal. 'Worshipful Ma.<;ter of Anchor Lodge, No. 424, of San Antonio. Texas, with Bro. C. E. Fisher, were with the family of our Grand Master, during- his la.<.t hours. rendering every attention that could alleviate the sorrows of those who stood by the bedside of him who was so soon to enter the gloomy portals of the world beyond. When the spirit of our Brother had taken its flight, and but his unconscious form remained, Masonic hands. actuated by the Sllme brotherly love. performed the last sad duties due to our dead Brother, and with kind words and deeds did all that in their power lav to lighten the grief of his widow and little ones. The same good offices to the dead and widowed were bcstowed by the Brethren at Houston, Texas, St. Louis, Mo" and St. Paul. He refers the Brethren to their loss, as akin to one in the.olden time when there was sad confusion among the Craft. And now, my Brethren. you have ag-ain, like the Craft of old, assembled to receive instructions for your work. You examme the trestle board. and behold there are no plans upon it; you look to the East, and the Grand Master is 110t there. :I'

No plans are found npon the trestle board. and the workmen, looking each int'o the face of his Brother, says, "Our Grand Master is dead." So I come to you, my Brethren, ,thi;> day, and sa~', ow' Grand Master is dead. Bro. Durant reported his official acts and doings during the time he had charge of the Craft, beginning in November, when the Grand Master started South. He ren<ilered a few decisions of local character. Much business was transacted, and with commendable prudence. A former Grand Secretary having proved a defaulter, was expelled.

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The Brethren seemed to have been wrestling with the question of Negro Masonry for a few years. As far as we are able to determine any question, we should judge the Brethren of Minnesota to be '.~ound on this matter, that is, according to our view of soundness. We think the extracts below indicate the status of the Grand Lodge. We would extend to the negro every right, benefit and privilege which his monlwod entitles him to, but are not in favor of extending to him, becmlse he if! a negro, privileges that we could not grant to the white man. :;:

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That the Grand Lodge of Minnesota declines to recognize the Prince Hall Grand Lodge,' locrited in Boston, Massachusetts, for the reason of its irregular formation.

2d.-Resoll'ed, That this Grand Lodge cannot recognize charters as having any validity in this State, except those issued by its authority, and that it cannot issue charters except to such Masons as are of its obedience.

1st. The charters were not issued by the Grand Lodge, and no other power has authority to establish Masonic Lodg~ in this State. 2d. A large proportion ()f the members of these organizations were not freeborn, to say nothing of other disabilities. which, if they cxi.~ted among wh.ite men, would prevent this Grand Lodge from accepting them. 3d.' No individual !lIlIson cun, as alÂˇl Masons know, hold l\Iasonic communication â&#x20AC;˘ with a CII\l1destinely mude Mason, or one undcr sentence of suspension or expulsion, while such disability exists, llnd there is no power in this or any other Grand Lodge to absol ve the Craft from that Obligation, and 4th. Thel'e parties do not ask to be healed, nllY, they most emphatically say that they will not be; and it is simply impossible, without violating every principle of Masonry, to receive any of them upon Ilny other terms. A Lodge of sorrow was held during the session, "in memoriam" of Bro. Ahira Richardson, Grand Tyler, lind M. W., James C. Braden, Grand l\Iaster. Addresses were delivered in honor of the fullen, by II number of their Brethren. The Report on Foreign Correspondence-one hundred and thirty-five pages in length -was rendered by A. T. C. Pierson, Chairman of the Committee. This able and veteran writer, reviews forty-five Grand Lodge Proceedings. His reviews are kind and just; his selections judicious, l1nd his criticisms discreet. :\!issouri was not noticed because our Proceedings failed to reach the reviewer in time. Minnesota meets in January, and Missouri in October-about three months difierence. Certainly time enough for our Proceedings to have been furnil:ihed the Grund Lodge of Minnesota. But we were delayed by the tllrdiness of the printer, and in waiting for the engraving of Bro. Gouley. We hope to be in advallce of 0111' Brethren this year, in bringing out our Proceedings. Bro. Pierson allows Bro. Goodrich to incorporate a reply ill his Heport to Bro. Drummond, of Maine, on the Prince Hall Masonry busine8s. Bro. Guodrich has said enough. He has vindicated himself. We think the dil:ipuU! ought to end. Bro. Drummond replies in his last Report in a clear and courteous manner, and construes the logic of Bro. Goodrich in rather a muscular way. We hope Bro. Goodrich did not mean what Bro. Drummond sl\~'s his language imports. If so, It "peace commission" may be necessary

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before long. Come, Brethren, the game is not worth the ammunition already expended. If we were older and better acqnainted with those Brethren, we would ad....ise more soft

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We cunnot close without expressing our high appreciation of Bro. Pierson's Report. EDWARD W. DURANT, Stillwater, G. M. A. T. C. PIERSON, St. Paul, G. Sec. & Com. on For. Cor.

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MISSISSIPPI, 1878. The sixtieth annual session of this Grand Lodge convened in Grenada, February 6, 1878.

John Y. Murry, G. M., presided. The session was held'in a church. rp stairs or down? Two hundred and twenty-nine, out of three hundred and fourteen, Lodges were represented. The Address of Grand Master Murry covers twelve pages, mosUy devoted to businei's. His decisions are good expositions of ]\fasonie law, and show a sound jUdgment on the part of the Grund :Master. The Committee on .Jurisprudence excepted to three of his rulings. Their exceptions we!e sustained. All these questions were of local interest. The Grand Master feelingly mentions the death of a venerable Brother, Benjamin Springer, Past Deputy Grand Master. This" Father in Israel" was ei~hty路two years of age when called from labor. For more than forty years he was a faithful and zealous Craftsman, and had heen greatly esteemed by all, haVing been honored with official positions in the various branches of i\Iltsonry.

The Grand Master thus alludes to the great loss of Missouri: My Brethren. it becomes my mournful duty to announce to the Grand Lodge of Mississippi. the sad fate of our distillguished Bro. Geo. Frank Goulcy, late R. W. Grnnd Secretary of the Grand L{)dge of Miswuri. Bro. Gouley lost his life in the great conl];lgmtion which destroyed the Southern Hotel in St. Louis, in April last, !lnd the eminent qualities, and Masonie learning of nro. Gouley, demand that touching this sad event flue respect be paid his memory and suitable nction be had, by our Grand Lodge. The Committee on .Jul'i:<prudenee rendered jOlll' rlitferent Reports. all such matter in one Report, and have it all together'? ,John L. Power, Grand Secretary, presented a full Report of his office, which is a thoroughly business paper.

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. T~c Gr.and Orient of Frallce. having' by its action abrogating the fundamental prIncIple 01 Masonry that no AthClst ean be made a l\Iason. has placed itself outside of the pale of MlI.SOnry, they therelore beg leave to submit the following: R('A~olvcd, That the Grand Orient of France having, by its action in abrogating one of the landmarks of Masonry, placed itself without the pale of Masonry, all fellowship and relations WiUl that bod~' and this Grand Lodge were by that act dissolved and annulled.

Resolved, That the subordinates of this Grand Lodge are directed to close their doors against all persons owing allegiance to the Grand Orient of France.

'Ve arc glad to see that the Grand Lodge rejected an amendment to the Constitution, .. providing for biennial sessions." 250 copies of the Grand Master's Address, and Grand Secretary':;, Report, for the use of the Grand Lodge, were ordered printed hereafter in advance of the annual session. A full list of the membership df the State is pUblished by Lodges. The Proceedings are large and full. J. M. Howry. "for the Committee," furnished the Report on Foreign Correspondence. It is 136 pages in length, and is what the writer designed it, " courteous and fraternal."

" Missouri" is reviewed kindly. He opens Ums: 'Ve have no heart to enter on the work of a careful review of Missouri. The book came very late and we have postponed its review to the last moment. We want to write everything we can, prudently, about our lost Brother, whose familiar face is so handsomely executed on a line steel engraving and placed as a frontispiece to the Proceedings before us, but we dare not rob our Grand Lod~e of the priVilege which belong-s to it, of paying to the memory of the lamented Geo. Frank Gouley a just tribute of aflection and respect, which swells up from the bosom of twelve thousand :Musons, and which will go out as the expression 01 one man from the M. W. Grand Lodge of Mississippi, in Grand Annual Communication assembled.

We had the pleasure of 'it personal acquaintancc with Bro. Gouley, and out of that ,acquaintance grew a fraternal eorrespondenee, and out of both, a lasting friendship. Not many months bcfore his sad fate, we spent It fortnight under the same roof 'with him, and little did we think, that while he was in the meridian of his manhood,with sO\1nd mind and memory, and expressing buoyant hopcs of the future, he would .so soon be awakened from his slumbers and wrapped in the fill:mes of the tenement in which he was then domiciled. The Committee then refer to our memorial service in honor of Bro. Gouley. In speaking of these ceremonies a slight mistake oceurs. Grand Master Ryland is represented as closing the ceremonies with remarks he did not utter. The description of the memorial servicc was written by ourself. In doing so, we referred to the fact that we had appointed Bro. Gouley Grand Secretary in 1866, while Grand Master, to succeed Bro. O'Sullivan. In the statement thus furnished, we mentioned our confidence in Bro. Gouley when he received the appointment at our hands, and how our act had been approved. We then quoted our utterances ten :years before Bro. Gouley's death: "I could compliment Bro. Gouley very highly for his urbanity, kindness and aid in my arduous labors, but prefer to build his monument ajta he IS dead, if I should outlivc him. I have no fcurs but I shall be fully justitied by this Grand Lodge and the Fraternity at large for makin~ the appointment, and that he will be endorsed as a faithful officer and ~onored by hIS Brethren with higher and more lasting expressions than mere words.,1 The Committee, in reviewing one of Grand Master Ryland's decisions, and its adoption, has this to say :

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There is one decision-and we find it so declared in ot.her Grand Jurisdictions-and we suppose it is luw, and we do not allude to it here wit.h a view of attacking it, but merely to ask our Brethren if it does not smack a little of Popery. A Brother dies-a member of a Christian church in excellent standinO"-a Mason, too. He wishes to be put away in his last resting place by his Brethren. The church is full of his BrethrenIt has it,> rite. The Lodg'e contains Brethren. and it has its rite. The Brother is much attached to both.organi7.ations. and desires a fraternal recogn iUon of his worth and merit from both-the last act they can do for him before his mortal remains are hid from their eyes. The Masons sav to the church, we know you not in this labor of love. The church says, we can unite in burying this our Brother, and do no violence to Masonic or Christian principles! We can act so as to preserve the love and respect of the family and friends of the deceased. How is this to be done? Let the Masons take charge of the body-take it to the church-let the church administer its rite. Then the Masons escort it to the cemetery and there perform its rite. If the church wishes to offer the prayer, pronounce the benediction, or make an invocation, what harm is done to our noble order? We have, in the course of our Masonic life, performed this sad rite in connection with the church, and we never felt that we were demoralized or contaminated by the association. We make the above extract in order to correct our Brethren. It was our privilege to read the views of Grand Master Ryland on the subject of "Mixed Funemls" some months before Grand Lodge convened. We then suggested to him to qualify his decision, llnd put it in such terms that churches and ministers of the Gospel should not be limited or restricted in the remotest sense. He did add the clause-" This, of course, does not exclude religious exercises by ministers of the Gospel." We were on the Committee of Jurisprudence that passed upon his decisions, and approved the rule made concerning" mixed funerals." We speak ex cathedra in saying that the Grand l\fllsler, the Committee on Jurisprudence, nor the Grand Lodge, ever intended, in the slightest degree, to abridge the rights or privileges of the church or ministers of the Gospel. in performing burial services anywhere at the funeral of a Brother Mason. The right. of the church to perform it~ services, and render its ritual at the grave. in whole or in part, is not questioncd, but fully conceded. We thought. then and think still that t.he language employed wus sufficiently distinctive and definite to preelude all misapprehension. As between secret associations, of which deceased may haye been a member, we claim preference for the llfa..wmic Lodge, and say it must" have sole and absolute charge." We believed when the Report was adopted, as now, that no" non-Masonic association" shall share in the rendition of funeral ceremonies. And the language," non-Mu.~oni<: a..~sociation" is certainly clear and explicit, showing that we meant secret societies and not the church to be excluded. Then the clausc that, " This does not exclude religim~ service," ought to have sayed the decision from misunderstanding. Our practice for years has been similar to that mentioned by the committee-religious services at the residence or in the church; Ma.~ollie services at the grave. Often, as a minister, we have delivered a sermon at church, completed religious services, according to church formula, fit the ~rave, and then, in our l1Iasonic character, rendered the ,2urial ceremony oyer the' remains of a doubl)' beloyed Brother, according to our monitorial form. We are plem;ed to note the re-election of R. vJ., Bro..r. L. Power ItS Grand Secreta:'y, and the re-appointment of Jas. 1\1. Howry as Chairmon of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence. We hope for an extended, as we believe it will he a pleasallt and profitable, acquaintance. Here is onr hand, Brethren. CHARLES T. :MURPHY, Durant, G. :M. JOHN L. POWER, Jackson, G. Sec. JAS. M. HOWRY, Oxford, Com. on For. Cor.

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MONTANA, 1877. The thirteenth Annual Communication convened in Helena, October 2,1877. Julian M. Knight, G. M., presided. That jurisdiction has nineteen chartered Lodges on its rolls. t

The Grand Master's Address was brief. He announces peace and harmony abroad among the Crall, and with few exceptions, the Lodges in a "prosperous condition." Some" members do not take sufficient interest in the work of the Lodge." He urges more desirable lOdge-rooms, made so cheerful and attractive that Brethren will desire to attend Lodge meetings. "Brcthrcn, let us make every eftbrt to render our lodge-rooms more attractive." Good advice. Hear him on a very vital question. His views are appropriate, timely and sound to the center. We subscribe to all such teachings, reprob'ating that false view expressed by a class of men of vcry questionable ~'1asonic character, who are ever misrepresenting Masonry by sa)'ing "it is 1'cligi.on enough Jor hem," etc. It is often said that we make religion of Masonl1-. " Religion is the golden cord that unites man to God; Masonry the sHver line which rUlls from man to man." We do not pretend to place Masonr)' on a par with religion; but its mission is oue of peace; it unites men of every ('oulltry, sect alld opinion, and brings them to one common altar. And while it doe:; not compel a belief in any particular creed or religion, it does require of each initiate that he profess a beBef in the existence of God, the ::lupreme Grand -'laster of the ~1niverse. It t.eaches reverence to God-that there is a life be)'ond the grave-a hope in lllllllortalit)'.

The Grand Master is practical in his views, as the following excerpts will prove: The world is full of men with little or no principle; and unfortunately for us too many of them have got into our Lodges. There are Masons who seem unable to speak well of anyone; who are alwa)路g ready. and only too willing to circulate a slander ag-aillSt iL Brother. Any 8landerer is detestllule, but more especially a Masonic 8landerer. We cannot be too guarded in our words and actions. ~Ilisonry teaches IlS to regard a Brother's honor as our own, and to protect his good name whenever unjustl~- assailed.

We cannot be too careful in admitting candidates. We should not vote to make any man a Mason because we like him, and think that to become a Mabon will make him good. We should onl)' vote to make a man a Ma,\ion when we have undisputed evidence that he is good.

One of the greatest evils in Il. Lodge is the misllse of the ballot. The evil may come by a clear ballot for an unworthy candidate, or b~: Il. black-ball for a ellndidate who is every way worthy to become a M~on. M~s()I1l"Y is defrauded in every case where the ballut is cast with an unworth~- motIve.

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The Grand Master made the deliverance recorded below: I am of the opinion that the stanrling resolution adopted at our Sixth Annual Communication, A. L. 5872, declarin!\' that "indulgence in the vices of intemperance. gambling, licentionsness and profamty, is virtually hi~h treason to the most vital and essential tenets of Masonry," has not been as strictly enforced as it should have been. If we desire to maintain the honor, and advanee the prosperity of the Fraternity, we should not, in our intercourse with the world. disregard its principles, or neglect the duties whieh it teaches. Indulgence in those vices not only injures the individual Mason, but it brings disgrace upon the entire Fraternity. The Grand Lodge responded in no uncertain terms: Resolved, That it is the determined sense of this Grand Lodge, that the indulgence in the vices of intemperance, gambling, licentiousness, or profanity, or either of them, by Masons in this jurisdiction, should be promptly suppressed by the subordinate Lod~es; and it is enjoined as a constant and special duty of all Masters to counsel, cautlOll, and admonish路 the Craft in this respect. and in case of wilful persistence, the Lodges shall punish those found guilty of such indulgence by the infliction of adequate penalties. If Grand Officers and Grand Bodies would all talk as above, and then act as if they were sincere in their declarations, we would be hopeful as to results. But it is so easy to talk and resolve. As long, however, as men in high places-Grand Officers-preach morality and act immorally, the much needed reform will not reach us in advance of the millennium. We have secn loud profes::;ing and loud talking Brethren-Grand Officers-in the meeting of subordinates where they were visiting, and heard them orate loftily about" a beautiful system of morality," etc. We have seen them go out between business and work. We have seen them return so well loaded that steadiness of step was a stranger, and It clear brain wa,'; impossible. We were once with a Grand Officer who practiced at the bar several times at intervals during the evening, leaving U8 to occupy the chair while he was out. In attempting to do the work he could not remember it, and we had to prompt him. Yet such Brethren will vote solid for your resolution above, and talk glibly about morals.

The Proceedings of Montana present an anomalous cnse. A party petitioned a Lodge, giving his name as Osborne. He was received, and reached the thiI:d degree; took a Dimit, and joined another Lodge. Subsequently he left and settled elsewhere-now applying for a Dimit-stating that he had not given his 1'eal name-but was made a Mason under an assumed or false name. Reasons for concealing his name were that he had become involved in trouble in youthful days, and changed his name that he might not be known .or heard from b)' his friends. Reformation and amendment of life having taken place, he returned from his wanderings to the old home and resumed the true name. Under this name he asked to be dimitted by the Lodge in Montana. The Lodge had no such name as this, but had the name of Osborne. They could not dimit Osborne for Smith. The matter was taken to the Grand Lodge for instruction. That body considered Osborne a fraud, and ordered his name stricken from the records of the subordinate Lodge. Thus he is left in good standing as a non-affiUatRd :Mason, though he is pronounced a fraud. We would have put a mark upon that man which could not be gotten rid of. Why not order the Lodge to EXPEL him and publish him as an expelled Mason.

FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.

The Report furnished by Bro. Cornelius Hedges is brief, pointed and spicy, even humorous. We admire his piquant style. The only exception we take to his Report, is that he" hedges" himself about with too many apologies. It might do for us to offer apologies, as a new beginner in this kind of work; but for ~ro. H. to do so, 1s little short

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of unpardonable. We once heard a gentleman !Say: "Apologies are self-praise, and self-praise is half seandal." We have been shy of apologies ever since. We do not apologize. We sometimes offer explanation.'l. The review of Bro. Hedges possesses many merits. mends it highly. So do 'we. Now then-

Bro. Drummond. of Maine, com-

Of " Alabama" he says: Bro. Beers is still on tap as Foreign Reviewer, and spreads his table with excellent refreshments. As for" Montana," it must be that we are too far north of the ecliptic to be visible in Alabama. We do not app~ar at the side-table where regrets are served. We like Bro. Beers, but no beer on tap for us. He thinks Bro. McGuire, of Arkansas, won his position as Grand Master "out of the usual line of promotion," by an "eloquent address" he delivered. It must have been "grand, gloomy and peculiar" to hoist him into the "Grund East" "outof the usual" course. In this section, one oration generally buries the" Grand Orator" and ends all hopes of reaching the" Grand East." '\'e made our Grand Oration (now out of print, fortunately,) after our" elevation to the Grund F.l\_~t_" Of" Missouri," our reviewer says: We have nothing later from this jurisdiction than the record of its ilfty-slxth Communication, held October 10, 1876, while Bro Gouley was still living. The volume is smaller than mmal, but printed llnd arranged with its usual perspicuity and neatness, with clear headings followed by "lucid intervals." Of course" nothing later" from our jurisdiction than 1876 could have reached Montana, as our Grand Lodge meets the same month in each year. He says: Bro. Gouley's report on Correspondence is less thlln 70 pages, the shortest of the eleven' written by him. His reasons assigned are diminished revenues of his Grand Lodge, but we suspect sickness had much to do with it. He was not able to attend the session of the Grand Lod~e, but had a Good fellow in his place. The report is largely made up of the decisions ot other jurisdictions, with generally but a word or two of comment, but his few words say a good deal. Occasionally he flashes out with all of his old fire on matters where he thinks silence a sin. The subject of perpetual jurisdiction especially rouses his ire and draws his keen blade. How much we shall miss his ready pen, and clear, sharp, sometimes cutting sentences. Though we had never seen him, we felt that we knew him, and knew that we loved him like a Brother. We hope the Grand Lodge of Missouri will give us his picture in its next volume of Proceedings. . The picture was furnished, and a better one never graced the Proceedings of any Grand Lodge. We cannot make as many extracts from Bro. Hedges' Report as we wish, owing to limited space. We hope to meet him again in .this pleasant realm of thought, if not in the flesh, some time. Wisely he was re-appointed Committee on Foreign Correspondence. WM. A. CLARK, Deer Lodge, G. M. CORNELIUS HEDGES, Helena, G. Sec.

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.' NORTH CAROLINA, 1877. This Grand Lodge held its ninety-first annuo.,l.session in the ing December 4,1877.

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l\L 'Y., Horace H. Munson, G. M., presided. Representatives from one hundred and twenty-seven Chartered Lodges were present. We find three hundred and sixty-oue Lodges on the roll. The journal is a neat unpretentious pamphlet of but little more than one hundred pages. We like the style of the Proceedings, work and matter-all reminding us of the young, pleasant, unassuming and elegant Grand Secretary, R. W., D. W. Bain. If all Grand Secretaries are as agreeable and good men as the few we have met, Bro. Bain included, we shall not fear the grand army of scribblers 8..<; much as we expected. One of the ple8.<;ant incidents of our public life, W8.<; to meet and make the acqnaintance of R. \V., Bro. Bain. The Address of Grand Master l\lunson opens prettily, proceeds smoothly, and ends in good time. He reports the condition of the Fraternity as encouraging, prosperity being on the increase, and harmony generally prevalent. He thinks the District Deputy system should be revived, as it works so well in other jurisdictions and obtained among them in former years. A number of decisions were called for, and his rulings, amounting to twenty-six, were referred to a Committee, on "Masonic JurisprUdence." Whether the Committee have until next Grand Lodge to report, we cannot tell. We find no Report on "Decisions." Perhaps the veto power was exercised by putting the bill in their pockets. As the Committee said nothing about decisions of the Grand M8..<;ter, we shall imitate them. The Grand Master suggests some ~ood things about so many questions being asked by Lodges. It would be well tQ furnish each Lodge the law, and then forbid them asking any questions until they have used up all the law of the Grand Lodge. If a case arises where there is no law, then let the Lodge apply to a District Deputy for advice, and he can bring the matter before the Grand Master. ,Mention is made of the death of P. G. M., Dr. Wm. G. Hiil. A beautiful tribute was rendered to his memory by a committee, and a memorial page and column dedicated tQ his name. Grand Secretary Bain made tender and fraternal mention of the death of two Grand Secretaries-Gouley, of Missouri, and Harris, of New Hampshire. Of the first he says: The numerous eulogiums pronounced upon the life and character of Bro.. Gouley, are testimonials of his moral worth and general esteem in which he was held as a citizen and Mason. . Of the other, this:

New Hampshire, also, has lost a beloved and faithful servant by the death of her Grand Secretary, Bro. John A. Harris, which occured at his home, in the city of Concordl on the third of September last. The prominence and usefulness of this distinguishea Brother, extended with his advancing years.

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North Carolina l\Jl\son~ have an asylum for orphans. We think that this jurisdiction, like Kentucky, is proving her faith by her works. The work is a grand one. Every State should make full proof of her charitable professions. We have felt deeply on this subject for years, and believe the truest exposition of Masonic teachings and principles may be given at this point. We have thought, and felt, and written, concerning this practical kind of :Masonry, and again put forth our sentiments. Are we, as Masons, what we profess to be? We fear our charities are not in keeping with our professions. We 9pine the unknown thousands of money expended every year in displays, hilarities, and eonvivial indulgences, would do more to dry the tears of the sorrowing and hush the cries of distress, than the hollow pJ'ofe,~sion of charity, "Be ye warmed and be ye fed." Our Brethren live, and labor, and pay, in the pleasing hope that when they shall sleep in dreamless quiet beneath the green turf, their loved ones will be remembered, and not neglected, should necessity demand a Brother's aid. But how is it? Our fanen ones pass away, and with their disappearance from life's activities, are forgotten. Like one suddenly whelmed in the yielding waters, sinking from view, the current flows on, the place is lost to sight, and the buried is remembered no more. The survivors, for whom pain was jO)', and toil was sweet to the husband and father, are left alone to face the cold selfishness of a heartless world, or strugg-Ie amid the surf and surge of life's stormy sea. How many hands are opened to help, aid and assist such, in time of need? How many will fiy to the relief of these wards of Masonry to extricate them from the unfriendliness of the world? But few are beneficiaries of that charity that "is kind," Is our charity only a name? Are our professions high sounding terms? May we not obtain the approbation of men and the applause of superficial observers, under "false ]Jretensesf" The world looks on with wonder at our exhibitions and displays, and well may ask, "where is the good'?" What can we answer'? We would point to wi.dows and orphuns made happy, relieved and housed in some blessed sanctuary, like Kentucky's "Home," or the ASYLlJ~[ of North Carolina. We would see smiles of joy break over sorrow-darkened faces,brightening tears into rainbow hues, and hear voices of gladness in gushing melodies from those who fed that )[asonry means something. Such results would be more to our glory than all the displays of a century. The smiles of such hearts, throbbing with benedictions; voices, vocRI with praise and gratitude, will tell what we have done rather than what we profess. . Grave issues meet us here. Are we benefitting the race, and proving a blessing to the age? Life's work is too grand, and BEING too vast and valuable, for us to be employed in futile endeavors and nominal efforts. The real, the useful, and the practical, must commllnd our energies, rather than aimless, profitless and vainglorious pretensions. North Carolina Masons are doing something. Their work is commendable. Small may have been the beginning, but there is the p:-inciple of growth in their enterprise. Such a work is divinely endowed. God approves find fosters. The work is for him who will say" well done." It will enlarge. With expansion, there will be multiplied and manifested force supplied, while many will rise up through the coming time, and in "the bright forever," to call them," blessed" who labor for their good. The Committee on Foreign Correspondence submitted a Report of two pages. We hope to heur from the committee ag-ain. The Grand Lodge pnt itself squarel)' upon the record concerning the great Masonic heresy of the Grand Orient of France. Resolved, That we denounce this innovation upon one of the ancient landmarks of l\lasonry, as a blot upon civilization, the entering wedge by which Masonry will be brought into disrepute, and ultimately be made a by-word and reproach to christianity; that the seal of condemnation of this Grand Body should be put upon this movement in its incipiency, not to explain the belief of this Grand Lodge. but that those who are to come after us shall be apprised of the unmbtakable position taken upon this question, and have the benefit and support of those who have gonc before them.

rhe Grand Master, Horace H. Munson, was re-elected, as was Donald W. Bain, Grand Secretary, the former of Wilmington, the latter of Raleigh.

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George H. Thummel, G. M., presided. We think it likely that the Proceedings fi,r 1878 may reach us before we close our Report. If so, we will add to this a review of their thirt~enth session, so as to be up with them. No Report on Foreign Correspondence. We have a neatly gotten up find well arr,anged journlil of Proceedings before us. It contains the minutes of the session, embracing" two days' labor, the minute.~ of a special commnnication. two oration,<, returwi of the Lodg-e, Comtitution and By-Laws of the Grand Lodge, Rules and RegUlations for government of subordinates, with all questions decided b)' the Grand l\Ia.~ters IUld Grl1nd Lodge. The Address of Grand Ma,ster Thummel trei~ts of the varied interests that claimed his attention and should command that of the Grand Lodge. His jurisdiction had been largely exempted from Death's visitations. He refers to the loss of other jurisdictions,and mentions Missouri. . We regret to note the dispute existing between the Grand Lodges of Nebraska and Indiana. Expense.~ had been incurred by Nebraska Lodges" in the care and burial of sojourning Brethren hailing from the jurisdiction of IndilUlfi." They asked to be reimbursed by the Indiana Lodges, and failing in this, brought the matter to the attention of the Gmnd Lodge. A.committee reported: That, notWithstanding the fact that the respective subordinate Lodge.~, a8 well as the Grand Lodge of Indiana, hayc been' notified of the premises, and requested to take some action in the matter, nothing has been done, and no nttention g!\'en it. And in consequence of this non-attention, the committee thought a " b,'eacl1" likely to occur between t.he two jurisdIctions, whkh might" become serious." They wisely conclude to hold the matter over. • Your committee are strongly averse to taking any steps that will tend to willen the breach or create discord; that It is better to suffer injustICe than to sever fraternal intercourse, and this. e.~peciall~·, when we consider that there is no uniformity in practice among the severnl Grand Jurisdictions. . The subject was postponed untll their next Annual Communication, which was held (we presume) in June past. We hope to learn soon of the happy adjustment of the difficulty. If not, we will move for a "Committee of Conference." The Grand Master had no decisions to report.

He says:

I have received many letters during the past year, asking official information on matters pertaining to the interests of the Craft.. ,These have been answered, find without a single exception, by a simple reference to our Grand Lodge By-Laws, Rules and Regulations, and the dicta of the several Grand Masters. ~

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Happy Grand Master! Ble.'iSed jurilidiction! Both are to be envied. We mcet, in these Proceedings, l1. case .~imilar to the one found in .. Montana," and already revicwed. Some truant boy hact become a "prodigal," left home and turned soldier. Assuming another name when he enlbted, he was afterwards made a· Mason under that false name. When he asked for a Dimit he gave his true name. "Boyish indiscretion," we presume, was the prevailing and successful plea. • The Grand Lodge waved its magic wand, and immediately John Jones becomes Peter Parker. We 1:'ubmit, First-if he Wal; not made a Mason fraudulently, he, knowing that they were not making a l\Ill.~on out of .lones; if a fraud. he should have been disciplined for practising an imposition UpOIl the Lodge. Second-What right has a Lodge or Grand Lodge to authorize' the changing of names f Third-Why do Lodges go to Grand Lodge with such cases? 'l'hey belong wholly to subordinate Lodges. and they should discipline all such frauds. Jonel; was made a MI180n, and PaTker got a Dimit. Grand Orator Wilcox delivcred, before the Grand Lodge, a clear, sound and practical oration. It was well worthy of n place in the Proceedings. We do IIOt know what the following extract is de.'liglled for: Your committee to whom Wal; referred the matter of the assembling of the Grand Masters of the several jurisdictions, would report that they have had the same under consideration. and that an asscmbling of the several Grand Masters seems desirable. and your committee therefore recommend that the Grand Master and Grand Secretary to be elected at this communication, be instructed to invite, in behalf of this Grand Lodge, the Grand Masters and Grand Se(~retaries of the several jurisdictions to bc prescnt. either in person or by proxy, at such time and place as may be hereafter agreed upon, and then and there take such action as may seem advisable. Past Grand l''1aster, R. W. Furnas, presented an able and very elaborate Report concerning the so-called African or Colored Masonic Lodges or organizations. The conclusions of the committee and the status of the Grand Lodge are fully 8et forth in three resolutions adopted. The second and third are to be incorporated into the laws of the Grand Lodge. Resolved, That this Grand Lodge does not recognize the so-called African or Colored Masonic organizations, or membership, as existing in this State, or the United States of . America.

Resolt'cd, That, regarding initiation, each subordinate Lodge in this jurisdiction must be governed by the Landmarks of the Fraternity, and the regulations of the Grand Lodge . of Nebraska. Resolved, That, regarding admission to membership, 8ubordinatc Lodges in this jurisdiction cannot elect a Brother who does not last hail trom a Lodge chartered by a Grand Lodge recognized by the Grand Lodge of Nebraska.

We think the Grand Lodge of Nebraska will not have any further trouble on the "vexed question." GEO. W. LININGER, Omaha, G. l\!. WM. R. BOWEN, Omaha, G. Sec.

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~eventeen Lodges were repre.~ented. They had eight~en on the rolL lind one P. D., lIl1d report a total membership of 1515. Two pages contllin the Grand ~raster':; Address. OwiJ)~ to a change il1 the time of Tneeting, from'November to June, the ycnr wa.~ a very short one, and the GrandMaster was thus saved much labor. He reports the cOlHlition of the Lodges as flourishing, and" that general peace, hl1.rmonyand accord prevailed within their borders.'.' No dedsions had been rendered, itnd we presume no vexatiou!'; questions had been present~d to trouble the righteous soul of the Grand Ma.~tcr. His official doings were few.

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Report on Foreign Corrc.-;pondence was presented by Bro. R H. Taylor. Missouri Proceedings, for 18iG, had not been received. The Address is a good compound of judicious quotations lLnd discreet comments. I'

On the question of reimbursing Lodges who relieve sojourning distressed Brethren, he says:

A worthy distressed Brother is entitled to the relief of Masons wherever he may be, and the moment they demand to be reimbursed, they declare that the relief they afforded was not Masonic charity. A Grand Lodge has not, in our opinion, the power to require one of it.,; constituent Lodges to restore the relief gmnted to one of its members, any more than it has to require the Brother relieved to make such restItution The obligations of Masonry respecting Masonic charity are too sacred to be tampered with lind hampered b)' legislation. If Masonry means what it teaches, Bro. Taylor is right.

As we are o!l1cially advised that the Proceedings, for ISiS, will come to hand very soon, this Report, for usn, is long enough, as we intend to combine two years in one Report, in this and ll.ll similar cases. M. P. FREEMAN, Elko, G. M. S. W. CHUBHUCK, Gold Hill, G. Sec. R. H. TAYLOR, Virginia, Com. on For. Cor. \

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NEW BRUNSWIOK, 1877. A b'pecial communication was held Novamber 17,1876, at St..John, for the purpose of burying. MasonicaIly, R. W., Bro. Wm. H. A. Keans, D. G. M. of the Grand Lodge. He had been in office only a few months. The ANNUAL communication (tenth) convened in St..John, September 26,1877. M. W., Rob't T. Clinch, G. M., pre.<;ided. Eighteen Lodge.<; represented. The Address of Grand Master Clinch is a purely business paper...,...has no poetry in it. No wonder. The fire demon, since la.<;t session, had swept over the <:ity, leaving in ashes in its track of desolation, three-fourths of their homes and fortunes. The disaster was simply appalling and overwhelming. The Grand MMter says, that hearts of sorrow were there assembled, where, one year before, all rejoiced in the "goodness of the Great Arehitect of the Universe." Still, the indomitable spirit and irrepressible purpose of the Fraternity rallied and bore up under the dire calamity. He says: But the ver~' magnitude of the calamity ~ave the first incentive to exertion, as from all directi0ns were borne in upun us help lor the present and encouragement lor the future. Our deep distress awoke the kindliest sympathy, and former rivalries were forgottcn and sectional ditlerenccs disappeared as from every part of the Dominion, from sbter provinces, from the United States, lind from the mother country, substantial help and cordial s~'mpathy awoke us to effort, and the few months that have elapsed witness exertion happily made to restore our trade and r~build our desolated homes. In this great distre.<;s our beloved Fraternity had its full share, the city Lodges having, with their place of meeting, lost all their regalia .and :Ma.<;onie property. Through the forethought of the V. W. Grand Secretary, the regalia of Grand Lodge WitS saved from destruction, but the valuable library and other property of Grand Lodge was destroyed, Among the individual sufferers, in a few hours rcndered homeless and destitute, were many members of the Fraternity. A General l\fasonic Board of Relief was immediately organized; liberal contributions were received from sister Grand Lodges and other Mu.';onic bodies, and from sympathizing Brethren, and thus we were enabled to afford some present assistance to those most in need of help. The full particulars of this organi7Aition and of the various contributions will be laid before you, and Grand Lod~e will make suitable record of the generous assistance and fraternal sympathy which III this time of our deep distress have gladdened our hearts and enabled us to alford substantial relief to our sultering Brethren. Out of the depths of his own great loss, the Grand Master lifts himself up to speak words of commiseration and sympathy concerning Virginia and Missouri, caused by the death of Bros. Dove and Gouley. The former he calls" the Nestor of his Grand Lodge," and of the latter he speaks: The whole world was startled by the calamity Which, in the early part of the year, destroved the Southern Hotel at St. Louis, causing a loss of many lives. Among those who fell victims to that calamity was one of the best known Ma.o;olls in America-Geor&,e F. Gouley, the Grand Secretary of the State of Missouri. As a writer on Maso\lJC principles, a teacher of MMonic law, Bro. Gouley had no superior. As a warm-hearted man, a devoted Mason, his fame was everywhere. The Grand Secretary, R. W., Bro. Wm. F. Bunting, furnished a clear statement of the co~dition of the Craft, and makes a good shOWing. Total membership, 2236. Thirty-two chartered Lodges and one under Dispensation.

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The great fire destroyed the Grand Lodge Library and nearly evcrythingelse belonging to the body. Some few valuables were saved. There was some insurance, but only part of that was secured, as the company carrying Grand Lodge property was unable to meet the demands of policy-holders in full, owing to heavy losses. The Grand Secretary says he is "not quite disheartened, and not at all hopeless of future efforts." These are noble WOF1S ana. evidence a heroic spirit. The Grand Lodge deferred action until matter.

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The Grand Lodge of New Mexico was left in the same category. No Report on Foreign Correspondence. ROB'T T. CLINCH, St. John, G. M. W?II. F. HUXTTXG, St. John, G. Sec.,

NEW JERSEY, 1878. The Grand Lodge met in Trenton, January 16, 1878, in ninety-first ItllnUlll session. 111. W" Marshall B. Smith, G. M., presided. Representatives from one hundred and thIrty-six Lodge.s were in attendance. Our attention was arrested at once by a fine likeness (which gmces the Proceedings) of P. G. ~f.. D. n. Bruen. The Grand Master's Address is a superior paper, carrying proof upon its face of ability, fidelity. and moral worth of the author. Its perusal has afforded us both profit and pleasure, and is/gOOd unto edifying. We ~hall make extraet.s from it for the "good of the Order" generally. The death-roll of the" worthies" had heen larg-e. Ilnd of the-lie he speaksWe have been reminded during the yellr that from the earthly chain of Brotherhood the links may fall as the hand of God touches them. Some of the members of this Grand Lodge have becn called to stand face to face with those eternlll veri tie;; which we can only see" as through a gla.s.s, darkly." Those who had fallen were all/remembered,. and memorial pages dedieRted to their memory. . I

Concerning Dis})ellsations he speaks practically and to the point: The usual number of requests have been made during the year for Dispensations for various purpose~. Thc Brethren will bear with me. and my honored predecessors who surround me will not accuse me of lowering the oftice, when I fraternally sugge-~t tllat a Dispensation from the Grand Master is not necessarily a'sovereign panacea for all the ills

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that Masonic flesh is heir to. I have invariably refused requests for Dispensations to make Masons of persons who are crippled or have marked physical defects. The Masonic Institution is not a hospital for the reception of persons. however excellent their character. who are not" hale and sound at the time of the making." and I know of no aut.hority, not even that of a Grand Lodge. which should indu.ce any Grand Master to violate one of the most ancient and most settled of all our Landmarks. -Twenty-two decisions were reported. All were approved except two. We select a few of the more important ones having a general application: 2. No officer of a Lod~e who has been regularly installed can be suspended for non-payment of dues untIl the expiration of the term for which he was elected or appointed. 3. The jurisdiction of Lodges not located in cltle.'l extends ha.lf way, in an air Nne, from the place of meeting of one Lodge to the place of meeting of the nearest Lodge. 4. When cities are conti,Quotts. a Lodge in one of those cities has no jurisdiction within the corporate line.'> of the other city. 9. Dimits received and flied at. the organizlltion of a Lodge. become the property of the Lodge when it is constituted, and ca.nnot be returned to the original holders. ,10. The ]Jimit accompanying all application for affiliation becomes the property of the Lodge when the applicant is elected, and c,annot be returned to him at any time thereafter. 11. The rejection of a ~Iaster )!ason who applies for affiliation, neither affects the )Iasonic standing of the applicant. nor confers upon the Lodge that rejects him the power to bar his application elsewhere. It is not proper in such cases to give notice of the rejection to other Lodgcli. 12. A petition, or a report thereon, hajj been formally" presented to the Lodge" when it has been read in open Lodge. 13. The report of an inve;tigating committee, to be regular llnd valid, must have appended to it the actual signltturC!; of a majority of the committee. A notice in the newspapers is not concerned.

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21. The Tyler, when a member of the Lodge, is entitled to cast his ballot on all occasions. He cannot be deprh'erlof this right on account of his official duties. Decision No.2 may be in harmony with the law of New Jersey, but does not suit our latitude. We have a luw which allows us to discipline any officer of the Lodge, except' the Worshipful Master. He is amenable only to the Grand Lodge. He being the only exception to ],odge punishment while in ofllce, all other officers are liable thereto-and if for greater, why not for smaller offenses, non-payment of dues induded. We do not believe that mere official (and accidental) position should become a shield to exempt anyone from reprehensiOJ~ or punishment for dereliction, or violatioll of law. We desire no ]Jl'it ileged (:haracters or classes in Masonry. 1

The Grand I\Illst.er in his " CONCLI'~lOl\" has t.he following: We arc here 1I0t only for legislative purposes, but to guard the trilst left to us by the Masonic fathers. That trust is It :;y:;tem allimated by the spirit of universal benevoll~nce, Ulllllltrred by the strifes of sect or purty; its watchword is human brotherhood. its mbsion peace llnd lovc. While e1aiming no divine origin, it builds upon .the foundation truth that the" Lord reigncth;" atlwhm and unbelief are therefore alicn to its system. The book of the law of God-the Holy Bible-i:; 8et torth a:; it~ only rule of faith and practice,

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and is liftedil p ll.~ it beacon-light lor humanity. Ko other "book of the law" could ha....e Il.ny signification in Masonry. for aU the teaching. symbolism and lectures of the degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry are drawn directly from Holy Scripture. That sacred Word of God is reverently opened upon flIU altars as ll. :;;ilent witness to the unseen presence of Deity. It is borne forth in ceremonial pr0S'ession, that the world may know that the "light" by which true Masons work is from the throne of HIM who is "God over all, blessed forever." The gospel or charity. proclaimed at Jerusalem, and on Moriah's summit among the everlasting hills-where hewers and burden-bearers toiled. where craftsmen wrought, and where kings built up Jehovah's temple-this we send forth among the nations. We have no conflict with revealed religion; we only join ill the great work of doing good. Sl1(:h are our prineiples, and such our work, so far as I understand them. M. W., Samuel S. Marcy, 1m aged Brother, who had been a Freemason for sixty-fow' years, was rel~eiYed with the 9rand Honors, and conducted to a f;ea~ in the Grand East. 'Til' weIl to honor thus the fathers. "The .rathe}'.~! Where are they? and the Ah! how these old Landmarks should be cherished, while. we l1ave them, for they are passing on

pJ'O]J!I(I.~.' do they live forever?"

" To the pale realm of shade." The Grand Lodge formally recognized the Grand Lodges of New Mexico. and of the Island of Cnbll. The Grand Lodge hltS a general regulation to this effect. No Lodge under this jurisdiction shall receive any petition for initiation or ad1ni,~sion, except at It regular communication thereof; and no ballot shall be taken upon sneh petitwn until one month after its pre~entation, and at a stated meeting \.If the Lodge. at which no less than ~even members shall be present; nor shull 11 candidate be advanced until one month has elapsed after receiving a degree, Ilnd he hag exhibited suitable protieiency therein in open Lodge. The law is good. We like it. But see what follows, designed to punish all unfortunate CIlndidates. .

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Rcsol1'ed. That all persons initiated in Lodges in this jurislliction in violation of the Sixth General Regulation, if any there be. Ilre. and they are hereby declared to be, irregularly made, and are not entitled to the benetit.~ and rights of .Masonry until properly healed. Now. then, how is a ]Jl'ofane to know that he is violating the above, or one seeking "admission by Dimit." If parties hand their petitions for" in-i.tiation or ad1ni,~sion" to a mem ber of some Lodge, they cannot know that said petitions will be presented at "a regular communication." If they act in good faith. their conclusion is, that the party of the second part is acting likewise. Then, why place disabilities upon ,:nnoccnt parties? We do not like it; it works a great injustice upon those in no sense punishable. It seems to 'us that in these days of Masonic light, and many opportunities to gain , knowledge, allY Lodge violating one or all of the six points indicated in the Sixth General Regulution above, should be severely punished, We claim that there is no fault or blame attaching to the party who pctitions. Then no punishment can attach. If law is violated, let pennlty fall upon the ~'iolators thereof, and not upon innocent ones. If ever we move into the above jurisdiction, we shall demand bond and sel~urity that our petition, for "admission," will be pref;ented "at a 1路cgulo.r communication," lie over" one month," and be balloted upon "at a .~ialcd meeting of the Lodge." If a pl'ofane is caught in such snllp, and 'tis necessary to. cU're him of the (supposed) defect, what condition docs the

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Lodge, acting irregularly, leave a Master Mason in, who petitions for" adml'ssion'" We infer, that as disability falls upon the }Jrofane, who is started wrong, that something must affect the condition' of the Master Mason who seeks" admission" upon Dimit. We presume the Master Mason's standing is affected, for both characters are put in the same eategory by the Sixth General RCg'ulation. Then you must do something for the Master Mason to improve his SlatWl, as well as the profane, for both are received irregularly. Please excuse us Brethren: The Committee on Foreign Corre.~pondence,Bro. James A. Norton, presented a Report of one hundred and forty-six pages. Mis!'louri Proceedings, for 1877, did not reach the committee in time for full considertion, but are .noticed briefly iIi the" Supplemental Report." Of Grand Master Ryland's Address, he says: The Address of the Grand Master is quite long; it deals with a variety of topics, all of intercst to the Fraternity. and all of them are ably dcalt with. The deaths of' Bros. John Dove, George Frank Gauley and ' ...路 illiam E. Dunscombe, the latter a Past Grand Muster of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, are dwelt on, and the lesson of their lives suitably pre.<;ented. Fraternal relations have been established with the Grand Lodge of Scotland. The Grand Master says: .. On the Gth of November, 1876, a resolution WfiS adopted by the Grand Lodge of Scotland, whereby fraternal relations were e.<;tublished with this jurisdiction. * '" It is to be hoped that our路diffieulties ILre at an end in this quarter, and that nothing in the future will happen to mar the intercourse thus honorably begun." THE

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BIBLE get<; a good and a forcible word from M. W., Bro. Ryland.

Of Bros. Luke and Goule)', our predecessors. he speaks thus: The Report of the Committee on Foreign Corre.<;pondence is quite full; it opens with graceful tribute to the merits and accomplishments of Brother Gouley, who, for a period of ele....en years, had occupied the po~ition now occupied by Bro. J. W. LukeChairman of the Committee on J<'oreign Correspondence.

Bro. Luke employs strong tenns in expressing his admiration for Bro. Gauley 118 a man and Mason, but the echo of ~uch sentIments reuches us from many jurisdietions. He was widely admired, and is as widely mourned. Memorial pages have been appropriated to mark the distinction in which he was held in other juri:;dictions besides that of Missouri. I~

commenting upon an extract from" Alaba.ma," Bro. Norton says:

One of the chief glories of Masonry is, that, unlike all other human organizations, it conceals far the grcater part of its henefactions, preferring to tind its reward of satisfaction in the resulting good. Referring to the labor and trouble of Grand Masters who are" called on for opinions and deciSions that ought to bc familiar ones," our rcviewer snys ~ This is, undoubtedly, an e.... il; it is at least /1 burden to some Grand Masters, but we fear that it is one of the inevitable penulties that will attach t{) the greatness of the office tl}ey occnpy. Consider this fuct. Most Worshipful Brethren: Your gTcatncss is to ~()lIIe extcnt rejlected when a Brother produ('cs yonI' antograph. Tlu'.~ cnnnot be accomplished b~' the" research "recommended.

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"True,O King;" but where is the compensation. It does not pay. 'fhe " flreatncss" fails to reward the labQrer for answering the thousand "inquiries upon common law points" raised by evcry one who wants to" writc a lctter to the Grand Master." Spare our overworked Grand Masters. ' . We would be pleased to make many extracts from the excellent sayings of Bro Norton, but we are afraid of the Committee on Printing. We must produce what he says about the" Colored" subject. The committee congratulates the Grand Lod!l"e upon the fuct that the agitation over "Colored :Masonry" ha.~ been allayed by die actIOn of the M. W. Grand Lodge of Ohio. The latter, at its communication of OctDber 17, 1876, decided that a recognition of the "Colored Grand Lodge" would be unconstitutional. An attempt to revive the qUestiOll, by amcndillg the constitution, wa.s defeated. MARSHALL B. SMITH, Passaic, G. M: .JOSEPH H. HOUGH, Trenton, G. Sec. P. M., Joseph H. Hough, Trenton, P. M., ,Tames A. Norton, Passaic, P. :M., Thomns R. Crittenden, Dover, Committee on Foreil:'n Correspondence.

NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1876. "'e find two volumes before of our age.

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BrO. Luke reviewed the Annual Procccclinl,'1:i of May, IS7G. We have December. lR7fi: Ma)', 1877; December,1877; MaY,1878. We intend to "catch?lJ)." The i!emi-annual communications werc devoted exclusively in the exemplifkntinn of work.

NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1877. The Grand Lodge met in An7lual session, }1ay 16. Bro. John J. Bell, G. 1\1., present and presidin/:. Fifty-four Lodges were represente,d. The Address of Grand Master Bell is worthy of its author. jurbdiction:

He says of his

I eongratulate the Grand Lodge on the general peace amI harmony which has prevailed throughout our jurisdiction. While the lunaunt of work done ha.~ not been so

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great as in some years in the past there is reason to believe that the benign influences of ~fl\.<;onic instruction have not. been by any means lost. During the past veal' death has made but slight inroads upon our ranks when compared with the precedin-g yell.r. Of Missouri's loss he speaks: The talented and enthusiastic Grand Secretarv and ·Chairman of the Committee on Correspondence of the Grand Lodg-e of Missouri, Brother George Frank Gouley, wa.skilled in the burning of the Sout.hern Hotel at St. Louis. April 11. lili7. His Grand Lodge has lost a most efficient officer and theCmft at large one whose brilliant reports have been of great service in the field of correspondence.

His decisions were few and practical. Take an example: 1. That a ballot for advancement is not upon proficiency merely, but npon general fitness for ~Iasonic membership, and carries with it all the consequences which follow the original ballot.

In making thIS decision I am aware that 1 reverse the I'Ulings of my two immediate predccessors. But my knowledge of the struggle which led to the chang-e in the Constitntion from one ballot to three, and of the reason which finally led the Grand Lodge to make the change would not pennit me to ussent to their decision, and thus b~ what might seem an indirection to practically nullify the action of the Grand Lodge. l' urthermore, very few Lodges I am satisfied have ever made any connection beween' the examinat.ion and the ballot, as there eleltrly should be if the hallot is on proficiency only. The Grand Lodge has hesitated to approve the decision of my predecessors. I deem· it a matter of importance that the Grand Lodge should finally and authoritatively settle this question, and recGmmend that either my ruling or that of my predecessors be approved by this Grand Lodge. We endorse all such nIlings and reasonings. The Grand Lodge approved the above. It if-; in accord with our law. The ballot should be spread for each degree, and I)e upon "nioral, intellectultl and Masonic qualifications." Bro. Joseph H. Bennett, "Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence," presented a Report, having- examined the" Reports of such Grand Lodges ItS had come to hand." His review is fmnk and fraternal, presenting good reading matter for those that would be enlightened. His extracts from Proceedings, for 18i6. are numerous. and his commendation of Bro. Cadle quite cordial. He alludes to the review of Bro. Gouley : The review is by the Grand Secretary. Bro. George Frank Gouley, and like everything that comes from his pen is able, explicit and courteous. The statistical tables accompanying the Proceedings are models of industry. patience and care. Bro. John J. Bell was re-elected Grand John A. Harris.

MI\.~ter,

as was the Grand Secretary,

NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1878. The eighty-ninth Annua;l Communication was held in Concord, May 15, 1878.

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John J. Bell, G. M., presiding. From his Address we make the following extract.,:

During the past year peace has prevailed through our Lodges. and if the increase of members has not been so great as in some former yearH, we can rest assured it i~ not that

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the Fraternity of Freemasons 1s less an instrument of peaee amI good brotherhood among men, or that it is more lightly esteemed by the Brethren or by i'ociety at large. That jurisdiction, like ours, had lost it.;; Grand Secretary, Of the bereavement the Grand Master feelingly speaks: During the past year death has not been idle among us. "The message that translates from this terrestrial Lodge to that celestial one, where the Great Architect of the Universe prf'_~ides," has been sent to three of the permanent members of the Grund Lodge.

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John Atherton Harrii', Past Senior Grand Warden, and for somc years GrlllHl Secretary, well known and endeared to us all by his virtues and his eminent knowledge of )[asonrv and attachment to the Craft. was called hence on the third dav of September last. It was my misfortune to be at the time in a distant part of the cOUlltry, but he was laid to his final rest on earth with the beautiful and impressive ceremonies in which he had so often borne a part, amid the grief and I:'orrow of his Brethren. In his loss, all who have actively participated in the labors of the Grand Lodge, muH feel It sense of personal berea,-ement. A biographical sketch

hq~iven

by the Gralld l\fll,ster, and

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committee presented

a lengthy memoir, from whieh we excerpt the followillg': John Atherton Harris wa.~ the son of Harrison G. Harris, lLnd nephew of the Hon . .fohn Harris, late an Al:'sociate Justice of the Superior Court of New Hampshire, both eminent Ma..-ons in their tinw. He was horn at Warner, on the 8th of November, A, D. 1822. At the age of seventeen he went to Boston, where he was for some time employed as a clerk in a mercantile cl:'tablishment. but SUbsequently engaged ill trade all hii' own account, In the year 1R:")O he rl:lI1ovcd to Concord, :N. H., ,\~wrc he continued to reside during the remainder of hili life. He was made a'Mason in 1&)7, in Blazing Star Lodge: was Master of his Lodge two termH, and Secretary from 1870 till called from labor. He filled the positions of District Lecturer; State Grand Lecturer; Junior Grand Warden: i:ienior Grund Warden; and Grand t;ecretary. To the latter office hl: was chosen in 1873, which he continued to hold, by successive elections, until his death. He also filled the principal otlkes in the Gmnd Chapter, Grand Councilllnd Grand Commandery. The committee said of him: By the faIthful, conscientious and able discharge of the functions of all the oflic:al positions he thus held, he commanded the confidence and esteem, in the highest degree, uf the members of the Order, while by his uniform urbanity and kindness of manner he clldeured himself to thl: hearts of hi.~ Brethren. As Grand Secretary of the Grand Lod~e he won the crowning honors of his Masonic life. It is to him that we are indebted for the excellent, systematic condition into wldcll that o!lice, with the archives of the Grand Lodge, have been brought, as well fiS for the valuable library, which. growing to it~ present extent under his care, remains a'monument to the earnest faithfulness with whieh he devoted hil:' Inter years to the interest.s of the Masonic Institution. Laboring to the last in the interests of the Institution which he had espouse<las his highest earthly love, he gradually descended the declivity of terre.~triallife until the :,d of !:il,ptember, A. L. ;)877. when he yielded UJl his spirit, literally with the haTlless au. To enter the joys of a higher and better life, he on that day peacefully and quietly bade adieu to earth with its plealiures, alld to the Order which he had served so faithfully and loved so well.

It is humall experience. as well as the teaching of the Holy Word, that the labors of men go not with them to the ~rave. Their bodies. inoeed, return to the dust, but for each to assume thence a duul eXlstellce; a spiritual for the realizntion of the full fruition of life's labors, while they continue alllong men in deeds the inflnence of which ~hl111llcver (lie.

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While we cannot restrain, nor would withhold, the falling tenr for the loss of our dearly beloved Brother, let us, Brethren, still rejoice that he lives-thAt while faith to him is Jost in si~ht, hope has ended in fruition-that for us, though he rests from his labors, his works do follow him. Your

committe~ recommend

the adoption of the following resolution:

Re.~olved, That a memorinl pa~ in the Proceedings of this Grand Lodge he dedicated to the memory of our deceased Brother, John Atherton Harris; and tha.t a copy of the Proceedings containing this Report and resolution be sent to eaeh of the surviving members of his family.

Truly such topers" rest from their labors, and their works do follow them." Such men are not forgotten. Eight decisions were reported and all a.pproved, except No.4, concerning which t.he Committee on Jurisprudence" ask for further time." 4. Where a Brother is suspended for non-payment of dues, upon his payment of all dues to the time of suspension, and of a. sl1m equivalent to the dues which would havc acc.rued from that time to the time of payment, he is thereby restored without any other actJOn whatevcr. We like the decision, except charging the suspended Brother" dues which would have accrued," had he not been smpended. We lift our voice against the custom, so common, of charging dues against a suspended Mason. We do not believe th'at' Masonry justifies the practice of receiving something for nothing. While a Brother is under suspension he is receiving nothing from Mru;onry or the Lodge, except it is pnnis/lm.fm.t. We do not believe he ought t.o pay for punishment. The other part of the decision is sound, correct and just. When II Brother serves his term of suspension, or removes the ('au.~e of I;uspension, by pitying the dues, for nonpayment of which he was sUl;pended, all disabilities must end there. "He is thereby restored without llony other act-ion whatever." Grund l\fastQr Bell having served" the customary period "-two years-bows himself "down and out" gracefully, taking a "station on the floor of the Grand Lodge." \Ve are 80rry to part company with our illustrious and M. W. Brother, whose acquaintance we enjoyed-officially-for a brief period. Having held the office of Grand Mru;ter the customary period, I now return to you the gavel and again assume my station on the floor of the Grand Lodge. I accepted the office with the intention of doing the duties of it as well as I mi~ht. I am not satisfied with myself. In some things I believe I have becn of service to the Cmft, but my shortcomings stare me in the fuce. The uniform courtesy I have received at the hands of my Brethren, evince their kindly appreciation of what I have done, and their charity for my errors llnd short-coming-s. Brethren, I thank vou one and all for your kindness, which I will try to regard AS l\ motive for :;uc11 further Inbor in the Grand I..Qdge l\.'S may fall to my share.

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, The Grund Lodge, in no doubtful terms, defines its position concerning the Grand Orient of France: .

Resolved, That this Grand Lodge views with deep sorrow the late action of the Grand Orient of France, in striking from its comtituti~n that great fundamental prineiple and Landmark of Freemasonry, the belief in the existence of God as the Supreme Architcct and Ruler of the Universe; and that in vindication of what we hold to be essential to the very existence of our Institution, we feel it necessary to declare, and we do hereby declare, that th~\t organization is no longer a 'Masonic bod)'; and all Lodges working

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under this Grand Lodge, and all Masons of its jurisdiction are hereby forbidden to hold communication with. or in any mallner to recognize as Masons, any persons or body of men of its constituency or alleKiance." I The Report on Foreign Correspondence, covering over one hundred pages, was prepared" for the committee," by Bro. Albert S. Wait. 'He reviewed the Proceedings of forty-one Grand Lodges, Missouri, for 18i7, being among them. We are pleMed with the spirit which pervades the entire paper, and pronounce it a model Report. Having crowded a review of two years into this Report concerning New Hampshire, we are denied the pleasure of making extra-cts from the Report of Bro. Wait, except in reference to our own Jurisdiction. In speaking of Bro. Gouley, he says: If it be true, as hM been said, that men of science have no country, but belong to the world at large and to all ages succeeding their time, even more true IS it, that those who have illustrated our Order by assiduous industry in its cause, and by the devotion of the ~reat powers of mind to the propagation of it.~ teachings, while in their lives exemplifying Its beauties and its worth, are to be regarded as belonging to the Order at large. Such, in an eminent degreel must we regard this Brother, and while conceding to our Brethren of Missouri the fellcity of having given him to Masonry, we think his memory should go down to the future in the Proceedings of all Grand Lodges as one among the few who belonged to us all. "

The reviewer notes several decisions of Grand Master Ryland and rather excepts to one, and says: We see nothing in them calling 101' criticism except that part of decision 8th, which· holds that where the charter of a Lodge hlis been arrested it is unlawful. until the arrest is confirmed by the Grand Lodge, for ltIIOther Lodge to receive the petition of a profane residing within the jurisdiction of such Lodge. . We do not hazard the oJ?inion that this may not be sound Masonic law; though we appreciate the reasomng which holds that while the legal power to perform the functIOns of a Lodge is in abeyance, its jurisdiction might not fall to and be exercised by other Lod~es who would accede to it were such Lodge to become extinct. The doctrine, if sound, establishes as Masonic the principle that there may be at times territory over which there is no Masonic jurisdiction, and wherein men, however worthy, are debarred from applying for the Masonic degrees. Before acceding to this as sound law we prefer to consider further. hardl~'

Well, Drother, we suggest 8. thing or two for you" to consider." In the case mentioned, it is certainly the best for all concerned, that all material be held subject to final action of the Grand Lodge. In many instances charters are arrel'ted as a puni~hmcnt. When Grand Lodge convenes the recusant or offending Brethren are submissive and penitent. The Grand Lodge deems the act of arrest a just one; but that the punishment inflicted is sufficient and should cease. When the charter is restored, everything in existence connected with the Lodge, as a. Lodge, must be reJJtored, else the TeJJtorat-ion would be a mockery. All who were members at the time of arre.~t, must be restored to their position and the Lodge resume its functions as before the arrest. But if a number • of the Brethren receive certificates or Grand Lodge Dimits while the Lodge is in abeyance, restoration would not restore. The charter restored, the Brethren would find themselves without sufficient members to run the Institution. So in regard to profanes. If the material within the jurisdiction of the Lodge whose charter is "arrested, may be worked up while the Lodge is in abeyance by some other Lodge, when the"charter is restored· the Lodge "may find itself without anything to do: Thus the Lodge wonld be deprived of the means of subsistence, and finally starve to death. Besides. the acts of Grand Masters are subjects of revision, and, in review by Grand Lodge, may be reversed. The acts of Grand Masters a.re therefore not final until made so by Grand Lodge. The arrest of a charter is an act performed upon the jUdg-

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meut of one man. The act must be considered and passed upon by many. whose judgments lllay differ from his. Many arre.sts are not .iustified by the causes existing, and leading to such severe measures. The Grand Lodge having the right to traverse the acts and doings of its Grand Master, may disapprove his actions and declare a charter restored. Nothmg should be lost to the Lodge between the time of arrest and restoration. Let its timber alone. Bro. Wait thus speaks of Missouri's

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The Foreign Correspondence is by Bro. .T. W. Luke, and is a review of fortv-seven American Grand Lodges, besides those of Egypt. Cubit, and several on the European continent. New Hampshire, for 1876. receives fraternal and extended notice. He quotes our remarks upon the controversy between the Grand Lodges of Missouri and Scotland in extenso. observing that they" deserve serious consideration." It may be permitted us to say that we made those suggestions after much hesitation, fearing that they might fail to meet the approval, if they did not call forth the actual opposition of our Brethren, and only from a deep sense of their necessity under the circumstances. We are much gratified at the spirit in which they are rc(:eived by our Brethren of Missouri. Grand Master Barrett having reported the granting of several Dispensations to confer the degrees out of the usual time, our Brother of l\Iissouri suggests that our Grand Lodg-e "should relieve the Grand ~laster of responsibility, loss of time and labor, and also aid 111 preserving the ballot inviolate, by abolishing all right of granting such Dispensations." We regard the right to grant such Dispensations as illherent in the Grand Master. and beyond' the power of the Grand Lodge to abolish or limit. The only remedv for any supposed danger from the improper use of this power, is the careful and judicious selection by the Craft, of the person in whom the high prerogatives of the Grand Master shall be vested. It is our own individual opinion. however, that the power to grant such Dispensatiolls, if it could. ought not to be taken away. Although it should, doubtless, be exercised with great care, and onl~T in eases of real emergency, yet we think the power should exist somewhere; and if It is to exist at all, we see no other so proper depository of it as the official head of the Order, to wit, the Grand MlU:iter. We have not space to speak of this" PltmW(jATlVE" business. We do not believe in it. are we that the Grand Lodge of :Missouri, as Bro. Luke says, has abolished "all right of ~ranting such Dispensations" by Grand Masters. We have never seen an nstance where such Dispensation was necessary. Ri~ht glad

SOLON A. CARTER, Keene, G. M. GEORGE P. CLEAVES, Concord, G. Sec. ALBl~RT S. WAIT, Newport, Com. on For. Cor.

NEW MEXICO, 1877. We have before us an unpretending pamphlet from the Grand Lodge of New Mexico It contains" Proceedings of Convention to organize a Grand Lodge," and the" Proceed-

ings" of said Grand Lodge when organized. The convention was held in the hall of Montezuma Lodge, Santa Fe, New Mexico, August 6, 1877. In response to a "call to the several Lodges in the territory," delegates were presentduly accredited-from Aztec, 108; Chapman, 95; Montezuma, l()9-aU working under

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charters granted by the Grand Lodge of ~1issouri. The convention addressed iu-elf to business, provided for an organization. selected a seal, adopted Constitution and By- Laws, and proceeded to elect Grand Officers. who were duly installed by John H. Thompson, Past l\fasterofGolden Square Lodge, No, 107. of l\fissouri. Following the installation, the 1\1. W. Grand Lodge of New Mexico was declared organized and in esse, and was opened in ample form. The elective officers are: WrLLrA~1

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Grand .lfaster.

L. H,vNERsON, Deputy Grand )fasler. SDfON B, N"EwcmlB, Gmnd Senior lVarden, GEORGE W, STEBlllNS, Grand Junior Warden, "'ru,! SPIEGELBERG, Grand Treasurer. DAVID J. 11ILLER, Grand Seact.a7'Y. WILr.!A~1

The following was adopted: Resolved by tile Jf. W. Grand. Lodge of New .Mexico, That the Grand Secretary be authorized and directed to notify the several subordinate Lodges in New ~lexico that, upon receipt by the Grand Master of the charters under which thevare now respectively working-, charters from this Grand Lodge will be furnished them; that, upon the delivery to him of said existing cbarters, it shall be the duty of the Grand :Master to transmit the same to the Grand Lodges whence they emanated, and to issue and 'transmit to said subordinate Lodges charters signed by him and attested by the Grand Secretary aud the Seal of this Grand Lodge, and that in is.ming charters to the Subordinate Lodges now here represented the oldest Lodge shall be number one, the next oldest number two, and the next oldesL Humber three.

A committee was" appointed to prepare an Address to the various Lodges in New l\lexico not here represented, inviting and requc.~ting.themto recognize and come under the jurisdiction of this Grand Longe." We earnc.<,-tly hope that the non-concurring Lodges in that tâ&#x201A;Źrritory will join in with those who have formed a Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge of Missouri is the mother of a.Il the Lodges that united in the formation of the Grand Lodge of New Mexico. She loves her children, and very cheerfully gave them her blessing when they "went to house-keeping." She regrets that all did noL heartily unite ill the organization. \Ve think it mistaken policy for just two Lodges to refuse co-operation, after the organization is an accomplished fact. The mother Grand Lodge will not force (if she could) the two Lodges into undesired union with the new Grand Lodge; nor will she leave them like " Mary of the wild moor,"

to freeze and die, out in the cold. They are her cbildren still; but they can live longer and fare better by uniting their fortunes with the Grand Lodge where tbey are located. Certain it is, that tbe Grand Lodge of Missouri will do nothing to disturb the harmony and comity already established and recognized between the two jurisdietions. Silver city and Cimarron Lodges will be allowed to board in New Mexico, but we cannot do much for them. We take the liberty of advising them unite with the Grand Lodge at home, receive cbarters and numbers therefrom, and terminate a seeming division where unity alone can secure strength. Our Grand Lodge baving-formally recognized the sovereignty of tbe Grand Lodge of New Mexico, wiII not recede from her position by encouraging the above named Lodges in any act that will contravene tbe rights of her foster-child and (now) youngest sister.

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The body adopted a good, safe code of laws, and published the names of all its members by Lodges. The Secretary furnished a very full index. }t'our Lodges appear in the list, though how Union Lodge got into the family the Proceedings fail to show. Success to you. Brethren, in your far away field of toil. And especial greetings to our faithful Brother, the First Grand Master, and his valuable co-worker, the Grand Secretary.

w?t!. W. GRIFFING, Santa Fe, G. M. DAVE J. MILLAR, Santa Fe,G. Sec.

NEW YORK, 1878. The ninety-seventh Ailllual Communication of this Grand Lodge convencd June 4, 1878, in the city of New York. M. W., Bro. ,Joseph J. Couch, G. M., presided. Six hundred and sixty-six Lodges were represented. This is the largest jurisdiction (numerically) in t.he United States, having more Lodges and more members than any other Grand Lodge. We copy extensivcly from the able Address of the Grand Master. He records in proper terms the decease of a number of Brethren who had filled prominent official positions in his own, and sister jurisdictions. Threc Dispensations had been granted tor the establishment. of new Lodges. He treats elaborately a question of jurisdiction which had ariscn between the Grand Lodge of Connecticut and that of Ne\\' York. He says, "in all essential particulars our foreign relations remain unchanged." On jurisprudence he utters some eminently sound and practical truths. Under the following question he argues according to just principles: In the case of It Brother unaffiliated for non-payment of Lod~e dues, the question is often asked: Do Lodge dnes accrue against such Brother durlllg the period of his unaffiliation? The ruling of a fonner Grand Master was: .â&#x20AC;˘ His dues continue to accrue against him after such unaffiliation." We gather from the statutes of the above jurisdiction that non-payment of dues works a forfeiture of affiliation, or results in loss of Lodge membership. Section 4G of their statutes says: "A Lodge shall have power to enact a By-Law which shall provide a penalty for the non-payment of dues, which penalty shall be unaffillation." We presume unaffiliation means more than dropping from the roll. From our understanding of the terms and their Masonic application, we accept "unaffiliation" as equivalent to loss of membership in a Lodge. If it does not mean this, we cannot grasp or comprehend its significance. We proceed upon this iqea, and record our surprise that any Grand :Master or Grand Lodge could affirm that" dues continue to accrue against" a Mason after he is put ou.t of the Lodge by the force of a By-Law which destroys his membership. In the

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name of mercy, will l\fl\.~011rY never cease hunting down unfortunate Brethren? A Brother fails to pay his dues, is put upon his trial therefor, loses his membership, and then dues still run a~ainst him. How can dues be charged a.gainst one who is not a rnember of a Lodge? Why expect something where no equivalent can be given? Then, if a law, in specific terms, defines one penalty, and only one, for any wrong or derclietion, why impose an addiliorutl pcnalty? Grand Master Conch happily expresses the proper principles

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The imposition of Lodge dues during the period of such unllffiliation. either by a ByLaw of the Lods-e. or b)· a Grand Master's decision. would be an additional penalty unless that condItion is common to all unaffiliated Masons. A careful scrutinv of our Constitntion and Statutes fails to discover any provision that imposes Lodge dlies upon unaffiliated :Masons. or that empowers a Lodge to enact a By-Law for that purpose. It certainly will not be claimed that any such imposition is made by the landmarks or unwritten law; for the practice was wholly unknown to us previous to the adoption of the present Constitution. ' We make the follOWing extracts to show our own law-making powers-the ,views of an able and clear thinker. In theory, our Constitution is the fundamental law. It contains those principles and provisions of Masonic government, which are' intended to be permanent. It furnishes the criterion by which the validity of all general or special legislation is to be tested, and supplies the standard to which all details of organization and administration must conform. But in ,Practice we have no fundamental law. We have instead a double system of law-makmg. We legblate on the one hand by making frequent amendments to the Constitution, and on the other by adopting decisions of Grand Masters, and giving to such decisions the force of Gcneral Rcgulations. . In this connection it is well to note that by our present Constitution "All general governmental powers. whether executive. legislative. or judicial," are reposed in the Grand Lodge. The Grand Master is empowered and char/Ged "to exercise all, the executive functions of the Grand Lodge, when it is not in sessIOn." He is also clothed with certain judidal functions. But he is nowhere invested with legislative powers; and in doing such things as are inherent in and pertain to his office, he is controlled by the :prOViSO, that they" are not in conflict with this Constitution." Under the law, then, it tollows that Grand Masters' decisions are made in the discharge of executive or judicial duties, and in no way ~artake of the nature of legislative enactments. They express the force and effect of eXlstin~ laws, applied to specific eases, They are in esscnee. authoritative conclusions, derived from mixed premIses of law' and fact, and should find their full justification in the law and faetb that called them forth. Concerning the Grand Orient of France, we find in the Address, some utterances that deserve consideration. Some years ago we severed our connection with the Grand Orient of France, because of their persistent infringement of the jurisdiction of an American Grand Lodge. The matter in issue at that time was purely governmental. Since then, strange reports have reached us. from time to time, of departures from the traditions and customs of our Fraternity; until finally the information comes that they now profess to practise a Masonry that ignores the existence of God. This raises the question, whether such a rite can truthfully be denorninat€d Masonic. In prompt reply to this question, let us from the abundant material at hand take, for example, the familiar sym'bol of the burninR bush. with it" impressive story as related in the Old Hebrew Bible. In simplicity of faith, one interprets the record literally; another, differently constituted, sees in it a beautiful metaphor, which the imagination expands to cosmical proportions; and behold the fiery light of the morning sun fills the tree tops on the eastern hills with a flame of glory. Whether the pastoral or cosmical interpretation be adopted; the' lesson is the same. In either, there is present to the imagination an impenetrable mystery, and out of that mystery, to the ~eYerential beholder, there come~the voice of God. Turning now from this picture of the early days, and moving without pausc along the pathway of man's journey through the age!-, let us mingle for a moment in the wonderful activities of the present time. With the geologist, we essay to trace the handwriting of time in the composition of the earth; we penetrate the mass and tr~ to guess I

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the secret.'i of the" Old Red Sandstone" and the Granite Rock. We turn our eyes heavenward, and, through the telescope, scek to explore the infinity of stellar space. Through the microscope we prolong the vision in an opposite direction, and strive to comprehend the universe in the molecule. With the spectroscope we analyze the molten content.,; of the crucible; and determine the component part'i of incandescent suns and stars. We speculate upon various theories of light and heat, the correlation of physical forces, and the origin of specie.'i. Then we follow the application of science to the arts; we recall the famous bOast in the fairy tale, that a girdle should be put around the earth in forty minutes; and lo! in this matter-of-fact age, the telegraph performs the feat in as many second:;. Finally, we dired Olll' attention to man himself. We apply all the accumulated knowledge of thIS remarkable age to solve the problem of his life; we mark his mental capacities: we di~criminatc hi~ intellectual facultie.<:, his social and moral sentiments, and his religious emotions; we note his marvelous achievments in the realms of mind and matter, and follow him through the entire domain of human resea.rch. But whether our attelItion be dirccted to man or his environments, we still encounter an ever-present, impenetrable mystery; llnd as in the olden time, so now, out of this mystery, to the devout observer, there comes the voice of God. 'fhou~h the wonderful progress of the pa:;t ~hall be accelerated in the future. man will contmue to find disclosures of God in nature, God in history, and God in humanitv. Thus it appears that this symbol of the burninlt bush retains its sublime significance through all the change.'> of time, through all the VicIssitudes of man's earthly experience. When, therefore, the report comes to us that certain partie.'> profess to practise a Masonic rite in which there is no God, we unhesitatingly declare that such rite is not l\Iasonic, and to call it so is an utter perversion of terms; for, in the full light of our symbolism, of our traditions, and of our world-wide precepts and chllrge.~, we know full well, that no atheist can be made a Mason, and that no Godless Temple can he erected on the foundation of Ancient Freemnsonry. Marshall B. Smith, G. M. of New Jersey, Daniel B. Bruen, P. G. M. of the same jurisdiction, and Wm: M. Cunningham, G. M. of Ohio, were present as visitors at this session. They were received and cordially greeted with due honors. A memorial tribute in honor of deceased Brethren wns prepared by a committee. We clip the resolutions appended thereto: Resolved, That we deeply lament the loss of our beloved companions, the R. W., Ezra S. Barnum. R. W., Orrin Welsh, It. W., Horace F. Curtis, R. W., 'Enoch P. Breed, R. W., Claudius B. Conant, R. W., Henry C. Preston, and R. W., Royal G. Millard. By their 路death we have been deprived of zealous craftsmen, warm friends, and devoted Brothers. We fondly cling to their revered memories, and while dwelling with admiration upon their many virtues and personal good qualities, warmly sympathi7-e with their bereaved families in their sore aflliction, and tender to them severally the consolations assured by a confiding trust in our Heavenly Father, whose mercies and blessings follow his wise and careful dispensations, which point heavenward amid the sorest afflictions. Resolved, That tablet pages be set apart in memorial to the Brethren named in the above rc.<;olutions, and a copy of these resolutions respectively transmitted to the families of the deceased.

The Grand Lodge declared against dual membership: Your committee, knowing well the good sought to be accomplished by the worthy mover of this amendment, have hesitated to reject it; 'but having ascertained that three Grand Lod~es on this Continent which had allowed dual membership have lately rejected it for i~ difficulties and abuses, feel compelled to advise this Grand Body not to give a lodgment to this stranger~ at least, not till the obvious difficulties to its introduction have been avoided or removea. . We never have been able to see any good resulting to any body from dnal membership. The Grand Lodge gave much time and labor to the questions of law and" amend路 ments." We jUdge that the laws of that jurisdiction must be very extensive, even voluminous. We believe there is too much legislating done by Grand Lodges, and too many changes made. The Proceedings are very full llnd contain a vast amount of matter, local and vital. In arrangement, the New York journal is unsurpassed, and in detail it is complete. The Grand Lodge is approaching its centennial period. It is now in itS ninety-eighth year. The Grand Master said, in the opening of his Address:

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As the organi7..ation in this State approaches the close of it~ fiTst century, the developed strength, in numbcrs and influence, together with the general harmony thttt prevails within our borders, afford just cause for congratulation; but we are 8.1HO reminded, that increased opportunities bring with them corre:;ponding respollsibiliti~. ' We expect our New York Brethren will have a" centennial" affair in 1881 that may be deHirable to many far away~ We,hope to be there. The Grand Lodge paid a tribute to its able, retiring Grand MMter, who declined re-election. The marked success of his administration called forth the following: WHEREAS, The marked success of the adil1inistration of M. W., Bro. Joseph J. Couch as Grand Ma.-;ter of Masons in the State of New York. his loyalty, zeal, and devotion to every interest of the Fraternity, hi~ courtesy, impartiality, IUld signal ability, displayed in his official capacity, and his earnest desire to always promote unity and harmony. which he hM evinced among other thing'S ill his lllRt act, in decliIiing to be a candidate for re-election, hM demonstrated his unselfish love and interest for the Craft, has placed him deep in the affections of each and every member of this Grand Body, and has united us still closer as a band of Brethren. Therefore,

Resol1lcd,That we hereb)' extend to him our most sincere and heartfelt thanks for his earnest and u\lcellsin~ efforts in making his administration so harmonious and successful, for his watchful care 11l protecting the honor and welfare of the Fraternity, and zealously guarding every Masonic interest intruRted to his custody:

FOHEWN CORRESPONDENCB.

The Report of OIlC hundred and fourteen pages was prepared by Bro. John W. Simons. who assumes all the responsibility therefor, "except the translations from the German, by Bro. Merkle" of the committee. The Missouri Proceedings, for 1877, are revIewed and copIed from. Several decIsions were noted. The reviewer says of the decisions of Grand Master Ryland, that they" are, in most instances, based upon constructions of the law of Missouri, and differing from the views held here." He quotes approvingly from our Bro. Ryland's" closing admonitiom~." After copying the deliverance made by our Grand Lodge on the subject of .. physical qualifications." Bro. Simolls says: While this is a notable departure from the strict construction adopted by New York, and, we belieYe, most of,the other Grand Lodges in this country, it indicates what we know to be 0. growing sentiment in favor of some relaxation of the old operative code. ..

He concludes his review of" Mi~souri" thus: The report on Forei~n Correspondence is by Bro. John W. Luke. embodying so much as had been prepared by the lamented Gouley previous to his death. Bro. Luke iH no novice, and has performed his work faithfully and well, and deserves commendation. In the review, New York has a place. 187ll by Bro. Gouley, and 1877 by Bro. Luke. In one of Bro. Thorne's decisions quoted and disapproved by Bro. Gouley, we find that he has by some oversight got things exactly vl:Ce versa, and hence that he would have approved instead of disapproving. Bro. Luke makes copious citations from our notices of European Grand Bodies, for which we thank him, because it is desirable that these matters should have the largest possible circulation; Very elaborate and appropriate memorials are given to the memory of Bro. Gouley, and a speaking likeness of him adorns the volume. /'

The Report is a model one. We are so charmed with it, that a venerable Past Grand Master of this jurisdiction may abuse us to his heart's full satisfaction, for making our Report too lengthy by numerous extract.'i from Bro. Simons' able paper.

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Below will be found an explanation of the New York law in re~ard to Dimits. The law has not been generally understood. We confess our previous want of knowledge, and thank Bro. Simons for the full and clear explication he has furnished. And we have no hesitancy in saying the plan (in our jUdgment) is admirable, and we would like to see it become a general law. We sincerely belicve snch a law would dcliver our own jurisdiction from" a swarm of chaps" as numerous as our Western pests-tramps-and as great nuisances. Our rule is, that a Brother desiring to change his affiliation from one Lodge to another That passes from one Lodge to the other as the case may require, and the Brother is allowed the largest liberty in making changes of affiliation, only, as just remarked, he cannot have personnl custod)' of the certificate. The reason is, that for many years past we have been annoyed with 0. swarm of chaps possessing Dimits from one to twenty years old, who used them as certificates of good standing and enjoyed all the privilcges of the Craft by their help. Desiring to put a stop to this, and believing that the man who both works and pays ought to have some privileges over and above the non-affiliate who does neither, we adopted the present law which, as we have already intimated, is working smoothly and well. Our Brethren in other jurisdictions will understand that this is pnrely a domestic matter, and ~overns on1)" our own household. For those who permanently remove from the jurisdictlOJ1, the law remains as before, and they can get a regular old-fashioned Dimit. If any of them abuse it, that will be the fault of tbe Brethren within whose jurisdiction they may happen to be; but in New York for the immediate future at least, there will be no visiting on old Dimits, valnable principally for their adipose qualities. in this jun~~di.di.on, cannot have personal control of the certificate of Dimit.

In the review of New Jersey the following occurs, which is mighty interesting reading. Grand Master Smith, of New Jersey, had made a decision, but subsequently withdrew it: "1. SCt'cn beinCO' the number required in order to obtain or hold a Lodge warrant, a Lodge cannot legaliy be opened for the trall8action of business or for work, until seven Master Masons-including a Brother qualified to preside-are present."

Bro. Simons speaks of this decision in terms strong and explicit, and expresses our views very clearly. Twelve years ago it became necessary for us to argue this question at length. Some of our positions we have reproduced in the review of the journal of Connecticut, We believed then, as now, that there is a clearly definable distinction between" the ritualistic" and "the business Lodgc." Grand Lodges have made this distinction. It exists. And as we路 accept the present condition of things, we must confonn to the existing order. As, under present laws, charters are absolutely nccessary to the cxist.encc of Lodgp-s, and they grant.cd o111y to MASTEn MASONS, it must follow that .. a Lodge cannot legally be opened for the transaction of business or for work, until seven Master Masons are present." Because, seven Master Masons constitute a quorum under the law. As the charter is a neccssity, and a quorum is defined by the same law, so no .. business Lodge" or corporation "can legally be opened" without the presence of these essential attributes. And in order to open that which is clwrtercd, those so opening it, must conform in all tegal respects to the legal status of those who founded or formed the corporation. The Lodge can never open with a less number than was necessary to its ~gal formation or organization. Its continued cx'islenee must be consonant with its origin. Hence, never less than seven can open a Lodge under our present economy. And they must be MASTER MASONS. Because only to parties.possessing these attributes or character, is the charter granted. Only those to whom an act of incorporation is granted can control the corporation. lIenee, we think it follows as a logical and a legal necessity that the MASTER MASONS' Lodge should ALWAYS be opencd first, because it is the chartered body, having a tegal existence without which nothing can. be done either as business or work. Open first that which is cha1路tered, and upon which everything else depends. Then open the subordinate degrees, do whatever appertains thereto, resume in the chartered body, close that which is chartered, and there is consistency. Those who contend for the" opening up" process, should" close down," to be consistent.

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We never could understand or appreciate the theory of "opening up," and finally close the Master Masons' Lodge, assuming that such act closed the lower degrees. But hear Bro. Simons on the" main question: " Now, on the subject of the above decision there is no g-eneral accepted law. Some two or three Grand Lodges have, if our memory serves us correctly, enacted statutes in conformity with the above decision, but in the main it is !1-n open question to be decided, as we have already intimated, by the analogies of the case. To reach this point we must separll.te the ritualistic from the business Lodge; for, while the former IS purely ceremonial, the latter depends on the written law. If we look back to any period antedati~g the revival in 1717, we shall find that there were no Lodges in the sense of the present organization. That is to say, that they had no fixed membership and required no' authority but that of Sheriff for holding their meetings. They met at some convenient place, conferred the first degree, and when the meeting closed the Lodge dissolved, perhaps never again to be composed of precisely the same elements. These Lodges were purely ritualistic, and it is not at all likely that the Brethren gll.ve much time to the consideration of a quorum or other matters of law. After the establishment of the Grand Lodge of England, matters so far changed, that Lodges were required to have the warrant of the Grand Master, and it was declared that every Brother ought to belong to some Lodge, thus inaugurating a fixed membership for each Lodge, but the body of the Craft still remained Entered Apprentices, the business as well as the ceremonies being transacted in a Lodge opened on, the First Degree. Later on the Lodges were lI.uthori7.ed to confer the first Ilnd second degrees; but it was not till within a comparatively recent period that it became the practice to make only Master Masons members. and to require the business of the Lodge to be transacted in the Third Degree instead of that of Entered . Apprentice. It will thus be seen that the conditions of a Lodge find its membership have undergone ll. complete revolution, and that, following out this change, it would seem that as not less' than seven Master Masons can be formed into a Lodge, that a warrant, when granted, cannot be surrendered so long as seven members desire to continue its labors; so, logically, seven members ought to be required to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. That is our opinion, and we think the question worth settling by those in wfuw~ , The Grand Master of North Carolina had decided that: 25. No Brother can be admitted to membership while residing in another Grand Jurisdiction, our Masonic progress being barred by State lines. We are pleased to transfer to our Report the terse and pointed view of Bro. Simons, in reply: From No. 25 we dissent on the ground that a Master Mason may affiliate with the Lod~e in which he thinks he can best work and best agree, without regard to residence. We msist upon our individual right to join a Lodge in New Orleans, or Portland, or St. Paul, if we want to, and the question would be 110t where we may live. but whether at the time of application we are in good standing. We wish that It could be generally understood that the laws of residence and physical qualification apply only to profanes seeking initiation. :Much against our will we are compelled to part with Bro. Simons. and end our selections from his invaluable Report. We do so, by presenting his closing remarks, respecting" Ohio," as that isa jurisdictioq to which much attention has been_ drawn. An attempt to revive the question of recognizing the Lodges of colored Masons in Ohio, was laid on the table, and a further proposition that the Committee 011 Correspondence be directed to correspond with all the Grand Lodges in the United States upon the subject of colored Masons, with the view of agreeing upon some course of action, was not agreed to. The Governor of the State was present and was received with fraternal greeting, responding, of course, in "a few remarks."

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as to /{iving any information on the state of the various Grand Lodges or the general condition of the Fru.tcrni~y. it clearly fuils. However, if the Grand Lodge of Ohio likes that sort of thing, we do nut know that we need complain. There is one thing. however, that g-ives us plell.8ure, to wit: The fmnk admission of the writer, that the attempt to secure the recognition of two Grand Lodges in the same territory is defeated. We should not, however, advise the Brethren to go to sleep on this assurance. EDMUND L. JUDSON, Albany, G. M. JAMES M. AUSTIN, New York, G. Sec.

OHIO, 1877. The sixty-eighth Annual CommunIcation was held at Columbus, October 16,1877. M. W., Bro. Charles A. WJodwlIrd, presided.

Th~ journal does not tell how many Lodges were represented, nor ho~ many there nre in the State. We infer that the number is large, from the distribution of work among the members who constituted a Committee on "Subordina.te Heturns." The Grand Master's Annual Address is almost wholly confined to business, in which he renders a fnllllccount of his stewardship. 'l'hree Dispensations to form new Lodges had been granted, and other kinds to a large extent. The death-roll seems unusually large. Honorable mention is made of the worthy departed, such as J. B. Covcrt, Lucius V. Pierce, Rev. A. H. Washburn, Kent Jarvis, and Edgar A. Hopkins.. Under the head of "Decisions" he says: I have been frequently called upon during' the year for opinions upon questions of Masonic jurisprudence, It very large proportion of which were unimportant, and not worthy of note, and I submit only the following for your consideration:

1st. A Lodge cannot confer the distinction of honorary membership upon one of its own members. 2d. A Lodge may not adopt a resolution whereby members who have not paid their dues for the current year shall be deprived of their right to vote at the annual election (,1' ollicers, because members cannot be deprived of their rights of membership by a mere resolution of the Lodge. 3d. A Brother who has applied to a Lodge for affiliation and has been rejected, can apply to any other Lodge withm our jurisdiction, and may be elected to membership therein, the Prohibitory Rule 31 of the Code having reference to applicants for the degrees only. 1th. Charges having been regularly preferred against a member, and having been entertained by the Lodge, trial must ensue, unless said charges are withdrawn, Which

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5th. It Is not proper for a Lodge, in the absence of any By-Law upon the subject, to require any of its officers to give bonds for the faithful performance of their duties. 6th. A I..<>dge having been regularly open~d in stated communication at the time specified in its By-Laws, and then regularly closed, cannot be reopened for the transaction of business, and an)- business transacted under such circumstances is illegal and void. ' The above decisions were all approved. This Grand Lodge requires but one ballot for all the deJrrees, among its subordinate.'l. Some zealous Brother, of views quite cosmopolitan, introduced a paper on the subject of "Colored Freemasonry." We append it as a curiosity of its kind not often met with. After reciting. their former refusal to recognize the colored Freemasons in the State of Ohio, he says the colored Brethren have, in "consequence" of such "refusal to recognize them, acquired the desired recognition." Well, we think if that Brother sincerely desires the" recognition" of his colored Brethren in Ohio, he ought to rejoice at their refusal to recognize them. If the refusal of Ohio to recognize, worked such grand results in so short a time, the" colored Brethren" and their friends ought to thank them for the refusal, and say, "do so some more." A few more such refusals ought to bring all the recognition desired. "In consequence of ow' refusal to recognize them they have acquired the desired recognition from a number of foreign Masonic Grand Bodies...â&#x20AC;˘ It looks like nearly all Europe had recognized the" colored l"reemasons" of Ohio" in consequence" of the refnsal of the" White" Freemasons to recognize them. "Eight Grand Lodges of Germany, the Grand Orients of. France, Italy, Hungary, Peru, and Dominico"-what an array of recognizing bodies all aligning themselves in favor of the" Colored Freemasons" of Ohio, just in consequence of the" refusal" to recognize them on the part of a legitimate Grand Lodge. The friends of the" Colored Freemasons" of Ohio had better have nonÂˇrecognition, or a "refusal to recognize .them," made more general. It would seem anomalous Or paradoxical, but, according to the above declaration, 1wn-recognition would 1'eeognize faster than any other method. And then observe the consequences which have followed this foreign recognition, "In conl;equence of this recognition, there are now two l\fasonic Grand Bodies" in Ohio, says the paper, each possessing substantially the same attributes. We wonder if the author of that paper has been in colored Lodges where they have" substantially the same rites." He seems to speak by the card. He is so wrought up by the existence of "two Mn.'3onic Grnnd Bodies" in Ohio, that he wants the" so-called Grand Lodge of Colored Freemasons of the State of Ohio recognized as a legitimate and independent Grand Lodge." If he cannot secure their independence, he still has llnother method. How fruitful in expedients are some Brethren whose zeal gets away with knOWledge. He is in favor" of absorbing them" if recognition fails. We second the motion. Let the author of this paper, and all who like him, believe in the legitimacy of the present ~o-called " Freemasonry" of the country, absorb the whole colored fraternity, and get this subject into a compass, small and peculiar, and rid legitimate Masonry of all further annoyance. But here is the paper: WHF.REA>;, SInce 1875, the organization of colored Freemasons within the State of Ohio has grown to 42 Lodges and over 1,200 members;

And they have, in consequence of our refusal to recognize them, acquired the desired recognition from a number of foreign :Masonic Grand Bodies, as for instance the eight Grand Lodges of Germany, the Grand Orients of France, Italy, Hungary, Peru, Dominico; '. ' And, in consequence of this recognition there are now virtually two Masonic Grand Lodges, with substantially the same Constitutions, Laws, and Rites in the state of Ohio: and, in view of these facts, the subject of colored l\1asonic Lodges has become one of most serious im-portance to Masonry, which demands our prompt attention without further delay, it lS hereby

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Resolved by the" Grand Lodge of the Most Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons of the ~tate of Ohio" that the 1\1. W. Grand Master appoint a committee of five Brethren, with instruction to report in the next Grand Lodge session, whoi"e duty it shull be to inquire into the expediency of recognizing the so-called Grand Lodge of Colored Freema.<;OllS of the State of Ohio as a legitimate and independent Grand Lodge und!'!' the title of "The Aj1'ican Grand Lodge oj Pree and Accepted MaBOll.~ oj tile St((te oj Ohio,." and if this'should be found inexpedient, to inquire into the propriety and expediency of absorbing them in our own Grand Lodge organi7.ation. The Report on Foreign Correspondence was prepared by John D. Caldwell. It is a novellpaper. He opens thus: The first named on tlle committee having some earne.~tness in a few particulars that have been generously borne with by the Grand Lodge in a new departure in the mode of getting up a report, is only responsible for the sentiments, selections, and oddities of this presentation. The writer hus un antiquarian turn, and believes with Bacon that "it is not Augustine nor St. Ambrose's works that will make so wise a divine as ecclesiastical history thoroughly read and observed." It is not the transitory recital from the Proceedings of Grand Lodges only, but from historical recitals and precedents that we get best informed on the scope and merit of Masonry. .

Masons everywhere knew the open-hearted, out-spol_en, big-brained TIro. George Frank Gouley, eminent in Masonry, 110t from position, but from the earnest, able, honest way he did his duty. Sad, indeed was his fate, and sorrowful the story of路 his sudden denth. IIis writings arc his monument. Let this be It small white stone to mark in our memory the depth, breadth, and morale of our departed Brother, who was a leader in the corps reportorial. This should be written in golden letters: .. Every man should so live as to leaY~ the world better thun he found it, and this he call only do by stuqy and bringing into being thoughts which never die, for thoughts are eternul. If a man accumulate wealth and dies, he leaves the world just as he found it, for all that wealth was in the world when he was born; it existed ill some shape or other, and will exist in thut exact proportion as long as the world revolves. He alone adds to the world who produces something; thereforc. think, reflect, study!" We were not surprised to find next, a dOZCll pages devoted to "a Colored Grand Lodge in Ohio." WM. M. CUNNINGHAM, Newark, G. M. JOHN D. CALDWELL, Cincinnati, G. Sec.

OREGON,1877. The twenty-seventh session was held in the city of Portland, June 11, 1877. Present: 1\1. W., Bro. J. H. Kunzie,G.l\f.; R. W., R. P. Earhart, G. Sec. Fifty-seven Lodges were represented. One Lodge had been instituted under Dispensation.

The Grand Master presented a lengthy Address, detailing his official doings, as well making some very practical suggestions. Among his opening utterances he speaks sagely:

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It matters little to us whether the rites of l\fasonry Clln be traced to Patriarchal times, to the exploded mysteries of Paganism. the temple builders of Kin~ Solomon, or, as some suppose, merely to the artificers of the MIddle Ages. It is witll the morality of Masonry, not with its literltry curiosities, but with the utility of it, that we have essentially to do. It professes to be founded on the two sublime llnd simple precepts, "Thou shalt love.the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and thy neighbor as .thyself."

Certainly. What do the people care for the antiquity of our Institution? It is with the li1ring l)?"csent that we have to do, and not with the hoary past. The practical usefulness of :Masonry now, is worth more than the weight and glory of the centuries. What can we do and what are we doing? These are present and vital questions. The NOW is far more important than the past. The Grand Master had been active during his term of office, as well as given to much serious thought. He says: During the past year I have visited two-thirds of the Lodges in the State, and were it not that the cares and time demanded by a commercial life interfered, I should, in compliance with the promptings of official duty, have visited all; for nothing so warms Masonry in the heart oj' him whom you have chosen to fill the highest office in your gift, as the anxiety to provide for his personal comfort and convenience-the friendly welcome and the liberality displayed by the Brethren towards the Grand :Master when making his official visitation. I

From his own personal inspection, and reports of subordinate officers, he found the condition of Masonry to be as described beiow: I find not over two-thirds live, 'energetic working Lodges, and the balance sarlly lackin!? vitality and force. 'Tis true, Peace and Harmony prevail; but, alas! in tile ClU!e at these one-third, it is but synonornous of stagnation. The lack of attendance at Lodge meetings, the want of i.nt.erest in Masonry, the number who are stricken ·from the rolls for non-payment of dues, and the numerous non-affiliates who persist in remainin/? so, although residing within convenient distance to a Lodge, all show to the thinklllg and obserY:l.nt l\Iason that a time has come in our history wldeh dcnillllds of us action and persistent effilrt in unison, or we cease to advance, and but hold our ground, if we do not retrograde. On the subject of "Lodge Work" he speaks earnestly and intelligently, thus: Looking as I do upon what is technically known by Masons as "work" as the primer or horn-book of a Mason's education, J nevertheless fully recognize it as resting upon the Landmarks and usages of our ancient brethren that have come to us and constitute the foundation and the body of Freemasonry. But he who would be a Master indeed and finish his edueation as a ·Mason must catch the spirit or soul and understand the principles, the history and philosophy of Freemasonry to which our work in its symbolic sense has brought him. And hence the great Itnd all-important Yulue of the mtual, by which and through which the candidate is brought to the intellectual and moral light of Masonry. Concerning" non· affiliates " he writes: We do not propose to suggest any new punishment, or means of coerCion as regards non-affiliates, and those who peru'lit themselves to be stricken from the rolls Illr \l(»l: payment of dues. We read in the Proceedings of our si.<;ter Grand Lodges, of them, and each Lodge in the jurisdiction can see around it an increase of t.hat class so clogging and hurtful to the growth of our Institution; in fact, the army of non-affiliates and those stricken from the rolls who can be classed in the same, is vast by comparison, even in our comparatively young Grand Jurisdiction. Laws have been made, resolutions passed, and edicts promulgated-yet that army continueg to increase, and will, until Grand Lodges impress upon their subordinates that they must bestir themselves, and strike at the root of the evil by adopting that system and method which is expressed by the old adage of ,. an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Correct the cause and the ejfeet will disappear, is our adVice to the Brethren. You may ask, how? We shall endeavor to suggest a few of the many reasons as follows: By awakening a lively interest in the

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Ritual; by the proper advancement in the same of the younger members who are entering upon :Masonic u~efulness and have the pr.imer of Masonry to master ere they advance-pursuade and ll.ld them to study and acqmre. Among such, few drop from our midst as non-affiliates, if proper and due attention be given them, for the studv of the Ritual is of absorbing interest until acquired. And then, what next? Too oftcn my Brethren avoid a dull routine-the same old story whose constant repetition becomes threadbare in sameness. Look around your Lodge, notice and see who are the nonaffilintes and stricken from the rolls, not the young limbs of our Masonic body, but the strong, sturdy ones, who have warmed in the sunshine of our prosperity, and faced the storms of our adversity; they who should be the teachers and monitors, the guides lmd supports of younger members, they, it is, whom you will find vastly in the majority among the castaways of our Institution; and it is because Lodges stop short of the intent and purposes of Freemasonry. Advancement continually and steadily, from the shock of entrance to the g-rave; advancement is the lesson, and life taught, the whole scope and design of speculative Mllsonry, and should be the ke)'-llote and watchword of ever)' Lodge and individual Mason. We will be pardoned for making one more extract from the Address: Another important feature, sadly neglected, is the social. Sociability in the lodge-room is a strong magnet to draw Brethren to the sltme; l.nd I cannot better express my views than to copy in part the ablc Report of Bro. Cummings on want of lite in Lodges. "It is too true, we are losing sight of the social feature and drifting into a cold, formal business way. The ancient custom, amounting almost to the dignity of a landmark, was to serve refreshments after the close of the Lodge. J;ct us rcturn to the custom, even if we can afford no more than crackers and cheese and a cup of cold water, and "I add a basket of Oregon's red apples seasoned well with wit and joke, and brothcrly greeting. Give Masonry its olden social character; bring the Brethren togcther more frequently to enjoy each other's society; bury the rivalries of busincss; for~et the scramble for money-for success; and :M:asol~ry will be the better for it, and we WIll be better Masons." The abuse' of the ., social feature" in times agone brought that custom of having refreshments intD disrepute, and did more harm to Masonry than "the rivalries of business" or" the scramble for money." The social element was indulged until conviviality degenerated into excesses which could not be tolerated or participated in by very many that Lodges could not afford to lose. Such revelings drove good men from their places in Lodges. The attendance of many was governed by their knowlcdge thltt refreshments were to be provided, or a big" raising supper" to be enjoyed at the expense of some Brother who~e family needcd the moncy more than Brethren needed to cat and drink at unseemly hours. We say, "Givc 7Ifasonry its real social character," and let sociality be such that all can enjoy withont ommse to decency or good morals. Wc belicve that in this hard, money-seeking age we firc becoming unsocial and almost unfratcrnal, if not selfish. occasionally. ' The Grand Master made sevcral decisions, most of which had only a local application: 1. The !\faster or presiding officer alone can order a reconsideration of the ballot; but he only on the same night, and before any member has departed. And cannot after a member has left the Lodge, or at any subsequent )11(::eting.

2. The By-Laws adopted by this Grand Lodge say: "In no case shall more than a second ballot be had to correct real or supposed mistakes." 3. No member has a right to explain his own vote, for if one has, they all have, and the rejection having been announeed from the chair, the petitioncr having been duly reject~d, rests on the law that governs receiving petitions of rejected applicants, and a new ballot cannot be eflected, except after due time and a new petition. 4. The loss of an eye is a bar to initiation. . Question No.5-Can a Brother who is a member of a Lodge in the jurisdiction, but who is not a member of the Lodge, object to the lldvancement of a candidate without giving his reasons for so doing?

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An.~er-He can; for universal ballot, as enunciated by edict No. 59, carries with it univer~al objection, without renson being required from an objector who is not a member of the Lodge, but is of a Lodgc in the Jurisdiction; provided objector does not make known to the Lodge his reasons, in WhiCh case it becomes the property of the Lodge to decide on its merit,>. In fact. so fur liS ballot and objection are concerned, Resolution No. 59 makes US one Lodge in the jurisdiction.

To No.4 we demur in unqHolified terms. The Grund Lodge did not endorse the decision. Against NO.5 we protest. ' What 1'ight has any Mason to interpose objection);, without reasons, or with reasons, to the advancement of a candidate in a Lodge other than his own. We shall expect to hear of a class of self-commissioned, roving objectors, traversin~ the jurisdiction of Oregon, interfering with, and hindering the work of thc Lodges. Such license as the above decision gives, we think, can but work mischief, by retarding the prosperity and destroying the harmony of Lodges. Qucs!f,on No.2. Can three Master Masons raise a candidate. and can a less number than seven transact the regular business of a Lodge, such as receiving petitions, balloting, ordering ~urniture', etc. ?

An8wer. As three can open a Lodge of M. M. for work according to the Ritual, three besides the Tyler can raise, and five 1\1. M. pass a candidate, comistent with Ancient Craft regulations.

The decision was affirmed by the Grand Lodge, and put in the following terms: " As three can open a Lodge of Master I\o[asons, according to the Ritual, three can raise to the sublime degree of a M. M." We ask our Oregon Brethren by what 1'ight, three Master Masons can open a Lodge for work. "It requires seven I\Iaster Masons to obtain a Dispensation or charter to fOl'1n a Lodge," says Grand :M:aster Kunzie. Why seven? Because the' law makes that number Ii quorum. Can a body be opened without a quorum? Certainly not. Then how dare three do anything Masonic whell the LODGE is not ol!en~d by a constitutional quorum? We a;;snme that where there is no quorum there is no Lodge; and where there is no Lodge, how CI1.Tl you mal:e Masons? Where there is not a quorum, the body chartered by law is not present. Three is not a quorum. Therefore there is no chartered Lodg~ present, find anyone raised on such an occasion is not made in "a le,r;ally constituted Lodge." You have no right to usc the Ritual in work unle.ss the quorum is present, authorizing the opening of the "legally constituted Lodge." According to the qlW1'um law, now so general, we believe that persons raised to the sublime degree of Master l\1usons under the above ruling, are not legally made. According to our mode of work we are curious to know how just three Master Masons would rai~e a candidate, or render all the ceremonies peculiar to the degree. Will the Oregon Brethren explain? We shall see. As seven Ma.<;ter Masons must be present to do business, it occurs to us that the rendition of the splendid Ritual of the sublime degree ~hould not be relegated to a less number. You cannot take a vote as to whether the candidate shall receive the degree, unless seven members-Master Mason;;are present. Where is the authority for a less number to confer it? You Cllnnot tral/sad any bu.~iness without a quorum-not even pay for" a basket of Oregon's red apples." or allow an account of the Tyler for washing It dozen aprons. Why? Because, no quorum, no Lodge; no Lodge, no business, no work, no nothing. Must It Brother stricken from the rolls pay rei~statementbefore he can be reinstated by his

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punishment for dereliction.

Very well. Now, while suffering punishment, the Brother is not in membership, he cannot visit his own or any other Lodge-in a word, is deprived of aU Masonic rights and privileges. We assert that while in this condition, the Lodge has no right, legal or moral, to collcct dues or to charge them against him. He is not the subject of Lodge control during this time. He is under penalty. If the Brother is SUffering a 1JerlalJ.?1 for past derclictions for which the penalty was inflicted, to charge dues against him is increasing his burdens, and decreasing the probabilities of reinstatement, thereby defeating the purposes for which the punishment was imposeÂˇd. Certainly, we think, the punishment of suspension, or striking from the rolls, ought to be deemed a sufficient infliction for non-payment of dues, without adding another weight to his neck, while struggling- in the floods of misfortune. We take the further ground, as e'lsewhere, that while undergoing such penalty, hc is receiving nothing from Masonry for which he can be required to pay ducs. As he can enjoy no privileges during this time, for which he is called on to pay after reinstatement, such an exaction is unjust, and amounts to an additional punisllment. It is tantamount to saying, We will suspend him for not paying his dues, and make him pay dues while suspended because he got in that fix by not paying his dues. A double punishment for the original dereliction.. \Ve write in the interest of thousands of poor and unfortunate Brethren who cannot help themselves. \

The Grand Lodge recognized" the Grand Lodge of the Island of Cuba" after a Report on the subject had been presented by Bro. S. F. Chadwick. In his Report he says: We present the letter of Bro. Simons for the reason that he is authority upon this, as he is on all other Masonic matters to Which he gives his attention. FollOWing said letter, the resolution recommending recognition was adopted. The Grand Orator, Bro. J. N. Dolph, delivered an oration, which was published with the Proceedings.

The Report on Foreign Correspondence wus presented by the Chairman of the Committee, Bro. S. F. Chadwick. It is an able paper, and is, what we regard, as a thorough review. Its author gives Missouri a place that will cause many a heart in this jurisdiction to warm towards him. We extract thcrefrom freely, for reaSons in themselves apparent. He speaks in complimentary terms of Bro. Cadle and his Address. Of the work of our Committee on Grievance, he speaks thus: We think the manner in which Appellls, etc.. are reported, is a credit to this jurisdiction. Several cases arc reported, with as much accuracy as if they were law cases. Intoxication, slander, wrongs of all kinds, are reported. We have seldom found neater Proceedings. We will inform Bro. Chadwick of the fact that the author of the Report on Grievance is one of Missouri's ablest and most sllccessful lawyers. In Masonic jurisprUdence and "law cases" he is as patiently laborious and pains-taking as if on the bench, or preparing a law case for the courts. We close our review of "Oregon" with one extract which all Missourians will read with interest: â&#x20AC;˘ . The Report on Correspondence is from the PCll of our lamented Bro. George Frank Gouley. It is his last Report. Our offieial intercourse with Bro. Gouley, for years past, has been of the most valuable lind interesting eharacter. We have not words to express our sorrow at the death of this distingUished Mason. Year after year we have received the work of his pen with nelight and edification. He was among the foremost in the

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Masonic work, and many besidcs oursclf looked to Bro. Gouley for leading thoughts on all suhjects connccted with the Craft. He will be missed by Brothers correspondent throughout the Masonic world. The Craft will look in vain for his elear criticisms and able articlcs on the subject of Freemasonry. Lon~ may we cherish the memory of Bro. Gouley, Orcgon's Grand Represent.ative near the Grand Lodge of Missouri. :Morc. perhaps, than any other jurisdiction. cxcept that of Missouri, Oregon feels this loss to the literature and service of Ma.<;onry. The first among the emigrants to Oregon. were the hardy sons and daughters of Missouri, and the first Charter under which a Lod6'e of Masons wa." formed on the Pacific Coast, came from the Grand Lod~e of Masons 1II Missouri to Brethren in Oregon. These two jurisdictions are truly Sisters. And who could better represent Oregon in the Mother Jurisdiction, so to speak, than our distinguished Brother, George Frank Gouley? But, his work is done. He has passed to the Grand Lodge above, where Brcthren enjoy the rich rewards of a well-spent Masonic life on earth. ROBERT CLOW, Dallas, G. M. ROCKEY P. EARHART, Portland, G. Sec. S. F. 'CHADWICK, Salem, Com. on For. Cor.

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This Grand Lodge, like Ma.<;,sachusetts, holds three quarterly communications besides â&#x20AC;˘ the annual session-all in Philadelphia. The quarterly communications were held in September and December. The annual meeting was held December 27,1877, at which the Grand Officers were installed. At all of said meetings Grand Ma..<;tcr Robert Clark presided. The Grand Lodge adopted this resolution: Resolved, Thatthe Grand Lodge of the most ancient and honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Mll.'>ons of Pennsylvania, opens Masonic intercourse and fraternal Masonic relations with the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Scotland, and the Right WorshipfUl Grand Secretary be rcquested to forward a copy of the Report of this1committee. presented to and approved by this Grand Lod~e at its communication held March 1st. 1876, with the fraternal hope that thereby the best. mterests of the Craft may be guarded and secured.

Two hundred and five Lodges were represented at the September meeting, and much important business was transacted. â&#x20AC;˘ Resolutions of sympathy were adopted, tendering to Missouri their heart-felt regret at the great loss sustained by the death of Bro. Gouley. The financial affairs of that body, though iarge; are well managed and in a most satisfactory condition. The Grand Fund affords a good revenue for charitable uses, and some $4,000 had been disbursed to relieve necessitous cases. Some Missouri Brother got $15.00 from this charity. The retiring Grand Master delivered an impressive valedictory upon leaving the chair, and Bro. James Madison Porter, the Grand Master elect, presented an excellent salutatory. The following extracts are worthy of a place in every Masonic Report:

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Nowhere within the jurisdiction is the murmur of discord now heard. The serious responsibility rests on us to prevent its voice from being audihle'among the Craft. I eannotforbear from advising the Lodges of this jurisdiction to be very careful in all the proceedings which belong to applications for mitiation. It is the entrance into Freemasonry which should be especially and strictly guarded. The profane who seekg admission has before him difficulties to meet. He has no right to expect that the way is to be made easy to him, when the landmarks are set up for the protection of the Brotherhood.

This Grand Lodge is fortunate as a recipient of bequests. Note what follows: The memorable devise of our late Bro. Stephen Girard, to the Grand Lodge of a fund known by us now as the "Stephen Girard Charity Fund," for the 'relief or poor and destitute .Master Masons, and which has diffused such substantial charity to many whose needs have been shielded from the cold neglect of all but those Brethren who quietly administered :Masonic relief. excited the benevolence, animated the Masonic heart, and caused our lamented Brother Past Master Stephen Tarlor to a like act of Masonic beneficence. Within a few days Bro. Taylor departed tIllS life, beloved and respected by !lis Brethren in Masonry, and indeed by all who knew him. A long life of fidelity, llltegrity and virtue closed amid the poignant sorrows of his family and friends. By his will he ha.'J devised to this Grand Lodge a sum of $10.000, which, on the happening of proper conditions, will become the property of the Grand Lodge, and it." income is then to be devoted to the most enlarged and benevolent intentiolls of the testator. The Craft are it'J beneficiaries, and it will be

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Thus the virtues which our 1'~raternity teach are consecrated by the devotion in life of true Ma.'Jons, and when ability and opportunity permit, are hallowed by its latest act. Would that we had a few such .in Missouri to give our earnestly coveted" HOME" a good send off. M. W., Bro. Richard Vaux rendered an attractive Report on Foreign Correspondence. He opens his review with a sound, practical and able exposition of Masonic principles. We have read no production by our Brethren that impressed us more. We wish all of our Missouri Masons could sec, and read, and" inwardly digest" it. We make some extracts: I~ is but too apparent to the observing and thoughtful of the Craft, that there does exist'a restless spirit of innovation, here and there, which is seeking to "reform," modify, and make more acceptable to some, who regard themselves wiser in their ~eneration than the children of light. the severe tests and binding principles of the ancient Fraternity. The problematic philosophy of the student is mistaken for the teachings of the preceptorJ ,and the glare of some scientific production of light which, by the untrained or impairea vision, is saluted as the sun-rise, are alike introducing mischief into Ma.'Jonry. It has been said" that error is harmless if truth is left free to combat it," and in the exercise of this freedom is to be found the sure saleguard for the Fraternity of Freemasons.

Human genius in modern days in Masonry cannot expect, if it does it has failed in realizing it. to be a Solomon either in wisdom or power, in glor)' or achievement; but human faith to-day can animate the zeal of the sincere and humble of the Craftsmen to stand round the foundation of the Temple, if they cannot reach its pinnacle, and prevent its profanation, or its destruction by Rome visionary zealot, rude skeptic, an emotional torch-bearer of a false light, or a pretender, who, mistaking error for the similitude of truth, is seeking notoriety to lind only a grave lind a fame as a disciple of l!-"'ratostmtus. "'hen we see that a "Grano. Orient," professing to represent Freema.'Jonry within its geographical boundaries, established or governed by secular power, depending on the political authority of the land for its existence, without the power of exereising a right mherent in all sovereign Grand Lodges of true Masons, yielding obedience to profane dictations, eng-rafting in the body of Freemasonry unknown and unheard of novelties, claiming the right to disturb the harmony of Grand Lodges by violatin~ or destroying their supreme authority, and after brin&ing discord and confusion within Its own borders, hoping to escape condemnation by assailing other jurisdictions, and ending the catalogue

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of offenses against the ancient landmarks of Freemasonry by proclaiming the abolition of all acknowledgment of God as essential under its jurisdictIOn-then we think there is some justification for our fears. Against !iuch a counterfeit specimen of a Grand Lodge of our Craft we utter our solemn condemnation. We denounce it as false to Freemasonry. We reject all a~.-,ociation with it. It is a dead branch on the body of J<'reemasonry. Let it be a herald of Its own fate, "Missouri" is kindly noticed, and Bro. Gouley, tenderly mentioned. Peace to his ashes; long may his memory be green; a single flower on his tomb, we in sorrow lay here t as we miss the long tillniliar name of our dear Brother, George Frank Gouley as Grana Secretary. There was a S.recial Communication of the Grand Lodge of Missouri held October 11, 1877. The speCIal report of the Committee a\lpointed to prepare a memorial as a tribute to the deceased Grand 8ecretary, Right Worshipful Bro, Gcorge Frank Gouley, was presented. The Address of the Grand Master, among other subjects, refers to the" foreign relations" of the Grand Lodge. Fraternal relations were opened with the Grand Lodge of Scotland on the 6th of November, 1876, and Representatives interchanged. His Address is very full and interest}ng, Right Worshipful Brother John W, Luke, as Chairman of the Co'mmittee on Correspondence, made a special report, recognizing the "Grand Lodge of Egypt;" (?) Action as to the Grand Lodge of Cuba was postponed. JOS. MADISON PORTER, G. M. JOHN THO~rpSON. G. Sec.

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND,·1877. We have received Proceedings of this Grand Lodge, embracing the quarterly communications of May, August and November, 1876, and the annnal communication held at Charlottetown, February 21, 187i. Eight Lodges represented. M. W., Bro. John Yeo, G. M., presided, and delivered a short Address. He said: No questions of importance have been'submitted for my decision. I am happy to report, so far as I am' informed, that the kindest feeling of brotherly love and harmony prevails amongst the Fraternity within this jurisdiction. I have visited several of the Lodges which I have found generally in a very satisfactory condition. I was particularly well pleased with the work of St. John's Lodge, No.1, which, on the occasion of my visit, could not easily be excelled. We have every reason to feel thankful to the Great Giver of all good, for having favored us with a healthy and bountiful season. We must all ha.ve observed with pleasure the great prosperity of .Masonry throughout the world during the pa.~t year. Within our own little Province, although we cannot report a large increase in numbers, still I think our SUCCE:SS has been quite as good as could rea.~onably be anticipated; 0\11' Lodges are, financially, in good standing and are all, I think, progressing favorabl)'.

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Nine Lodges and five hundred and eighty-four members constituted the strength, numerically, of that jurisdiction, as per Report of Grand Secretary. The Grand Lodge refused to abolish" quarterly communications." No Report on Correspondence. M. W., Bro. John Yeo 'vas re-elected Grand Master, and B. W. Higgs, Grand Secretary,

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, 1878. The qUa1路terly communications, for 1877, were held in May, August, and November, and the third ANNUAl, communication, February 20, 1878, at Charlottetown. Grand Master Yeo was absent from the Province, and the Deputy Grand Master, Bro. John W. Morrison, filled the chair. Nine out of eleven Lodges represented. The Grand Master sent a brief Address, expres:;ing regrets at not being with the Brethren, and treating of various local interests. He speaks of the Institution in these words: It is cheering to find by the journals from sister jurisdictions, that our time-honored Institution is marching fonvard in the even tenor of its way, and much could be quoted that would be valuable to this jurisdiction.

And then quotes the following: The M. W. Grand Master of old Virginia, United States of America, in his annual address to the Craft, mentions India ill the following terms: "Buta few days ago It Brother the prospective Sovereizn of an Empire on which the sun never sets. performed certairi :Masonic rites in the distant land of India. Parsee, Hindoo, Mohammedan, Jew and Christian. European and Asiatic, thronged in full clothing of the Craft to participate in the ceremonies of the occasion. And whilst the native Princes had been slow to honor the heir expectant to a throne the native Masons were emulous and eager to pay respect and homage to the Grand Master and Prince of England. What an illustration of the conservatism of Masonry." The Grand Secretary mentions the fact that thirty-four Grand Lodges had "extended fraternal and cordial recognition" to their" Grand Lodge," and that he had" received the Proceedings of forty-nine Grand Lodges." On motion of the Grand Secretary, the follOWing was adopted: Resolved, That this Grand Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Prince Edward Island offer fraternal sympathy to. the M. W. Grand Lodge of Missouri, on the lamented and untimely death of their late Grand Secretary, l:C W. George Frank Gauley.

No Report on Foreign _Correspondence. JOHN YEO, Port Hill, (re-elected) G. M. B. WILSON HIGG~, Charlottetown, (re-elected) G. Sec.

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RHODE ISLAND, 1877. The Proceeoings of this Grand Lodge before us contains an acconnt of its ooings from May, 18i6, to I\Illy, 18ii. \Vithin the period named, there were held five" special" communications: one" festival," one" emergent." one ,. semi-allllU1II,"and one ,. annual" communication. At the" festival" commnnication, .Iune 2r.. 18i6, the following clear and unm istakllble Iltteranres were made: Resolved, That the M. W. Grand Lodge of Rhode hland deems it neces~ary to declare and hereby does declare that each State and Territory within the United Stutes, wherein there is now existing a Grand Lodge reco~nized by llnd in f(~llowship with this Grand Lodge. is a separate and distinct Masonic Jurisdiction, under the sole government of the Grand Lodge so recognized therein. Re.~oh'ed, That the above declaration being the fundamental lllw of Masonry. the Grand Lodge of Hhode Island has never acknowledged and will not acknowledge the right of Ilny Grand Lodge or Grand Orient to claim, hold, or exercise l\Ia,'ionic authority over anvJ)ortion of any State or Territory wherein already exists a regularly recognized Grand 1..0 ge.

Rc.wJlved, That it is not within the power of any Grand Lodge to legally surrender any portion of its authority or jurisdiction to any other Grand LoClge or Grand Orient or to permit any other Grand Lodge or Grand Orient to exercise concnrrent authority within its own territorial jurisdiction. Resolved, Thatif atany time any Grand Lodge recognized by and in fellowship with this Grand Lodge. shall surrender it.<; I:oole and exclusive territorial jurisdiction to any other power or authority, or shall reco~nize any other Grand Lodge or Grand Orient as holding Jurisdiction within its territory, then and in that ca,<;e this Grand Lodge will ~ease to hold Masonic fellowship with such ,Grano Lodge. . Resolved, That the M. W. Grand Master of Masons of this jurisdiction be. and he is, hereby request~d whenever it shall corne to his knowledge that any Grand Lodge has so surrendered its authority or divided it.<; jurisdiction. to bsue his edict suspelJding all Masonic intercourse with sll.id Grand Lodge and forbidding all ]\fa,'ionic fellowship between the Lodges and members of this State and the Lodge,; and members of the jurisdiction under the Grund Lodge aforesaid. .

At the semi-annual meeting in NO\'ember, 18i6, the Grand Lodge declared against the legal existence of "Ontario:"

Hut the main objection your Committee raise is, that the new body has no lawful. jlfasonic status. lacking as it did, and does. the warrant of the Grand Lodge of Canada for t.he proceedings taken. Tohe committee do not believe that recognition should be given, and submit the following resolution: RC.50Ivcd, That this Grand Lodge regards the so-called Grand Lodge of Ontario a,<; an irregular and c1andestine organization, whose membel':;;hip cannot be received into :Masonic fellowship, but must be held to be outside of all proper i\Jasonic recognition and countenance.

An "emergent" communication was held April 12, 18ii, "for the purpose of attending the funeral of )1. W., Stephen A. Robinson, a Past Grand Master," who '\Va.,; buried" with the usual Masonic honors, in the presence of a large concourse of people of the village" of Wakefield ., and surrounding country." The eighty-seventh annual communication was held at Providence, May 21, 18i7,

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Van Slyck, G. l\f., present and presiding.

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detailed a{lcount of all business connected with his office.

A short Report on Foreign Correspondence was presented by Rev. Henry W. Rugg. He says: The Committee on F(,reign COlTespolldellce would preflice this Heport by the i<tatelJllmt that they have not deemed it expedient to makc a special presentation of the condition. legislation llnd opinions of the various Gralld Bodies with which this Grand Lodl$e is in friendly and fraternal relations. The committee do not assume the functIOns of reviewers, 'albeit they have given careful consideration of the published Proceedings of sister Grand Bodies, and are therefore enabled to bear witness, not only to the interesting and able character of such Heports, but al90 to the pnre scntiment, cultivated thought and high moral purposes, which seem to be stamped upon these different Grand Bodie.~, alld upon the Fraternity gellerally. In character, inlluence and resources both m\l.terial and moral, your committee believe that Ma.~onry has been making steady gains, and was never better equipped than now for the work which devolves upon it. The Gralld Lodge of Rhode Island recognizes and is in official communication with fifty-one Grand Lodges in the Cnited States, Territories and British Provinces. all of whleh are believed to be sovereign and independent Grand Bodies, duly and lawfully constituted ill accordance with the rules which in this country govern such organizations. Whatever variations may exbt in ritual and the non-essentials of government and practice, it is )'et believed that aU the8e Bodies faithfully adhere to the landmarks of Ancient Craft Masonry as the)" rest their respective organizations upon the llneient constitutions of :Masonry. He presents his views, concerning the claims of "Colon" and" CUba," and reaches conclusions which were approved by the Grand Lodge: 'Your Committee believe that the Grand Lodge of Colon died, by it.,; own act, that the Grand Lodge of the Island of CUbl1 was duly and regularly created, and is in fact such 11 Grand Body as this Grand Lodge may most l?roperly recognize and approve. They therefore recommend the passage of the followmg resolution: Resolved, That the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island gives official recognition to the Grand Lodge of the Island of Cuba. holding it to be duly and lawfully constituted; and gladly enters into friendly and fraternal relations with that Body.

The Grand Master presented an Address treating of local matters, and closes a four years' service in these words: :! Four years have now elapsed since you placed this ,Tewel upon my breast, and to-day it must be placed upon the breast of another. As I have heretofore informed you I have looked forward to this day to dissolve the oflicial relationship that has existed between us as your Grand Master. This determination has not been made without mature considerll.tiOil of my dut~' to the Craft, its claims upon me and the em~ct upon your welfare. There never could eXlst a more favorable moment for a change than now. All is peaceful and harmonious. Freemasonry was never so firmly established as no:w, and never gave better promise for the future. Reports of District Deputy Grand Masters are full, and exhibit efficiency and industry . The Grand Lodge published their Reports in the Proceedings. A finely executed portrait of the venerable Past Grand Master Ariel Ballou, M. D., graces the journal of Proceedings, and is followed by a sketch ?f his Masonic life. CHARLES R. CUTLER, Warren, G. M. EP'YlN :BAKER, Providence, G. Sec.

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SOUTH CAROLINA, 1877. Grand Lodge convened December 11,

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ill the eity of Charle1Ston.

l\f. W., Bro. Wilmot G. DeSaussure, G. M., pl'ei"ided.

One hundred and tifty-eight Lodges were represented. Much routine business wus transacted. Owing to an unsettled question among the Brethren there, we have not given the number of the above session. It ii" numbered in the Proceeding-s as the" one hundred and tirst annual communicatiol}." It was claimed by the Grand Master to be their "centennial" year. Differences of view obtained, however, and their proposed observance of the centennial period fell through. Thisis to be regretted. We think the que..<;tion susceptible of easy solution, and believe the" celehration" ISI10uld have taken place. Masonry was introduced into Soutl; Carolina early in the last century. A Grlind Lodge was first organized in 1n7~ "In 17;)4, a new organization was made of the Provincial Grand Lodge," which, we presume, was are-organizing of what had a previous existence but became disorganized. We take it that the" Provincial" Grand Lodge was suoordinate to the Grand Lodge of England, as South Carolina was still a colony or province. \\Ie further conclude that this .. Provincial" Gmnd Lodge declared its el;tire Independence of the mother Grand Lodge of England, for, ill 1777, the Grand Lodge is styled the Grand Lodge of the" STATE" of South Carolina. Mackey evidently is entitled to much credit in the premises. After laborious research. with his knowledge, varied experience and extended opportunities t() secure the fulle8t information and data, he says: "In the year 1777 the want of a Provincial Gl'll.nd Master began to be felt, and the Grand Lodge at a previous quarterly communication having eleeted the Hon. Barnard Elliott, at the annual communicatiun of this year. he was duly installed as Grand .Master of Jlfason.~ in this St.ate." This is the tirst time that the word .. ~tate" is used in place of thai of .. Province," which had formerly been employed. The political independence of the country, which only six months before had been declared at Philadelphia. was already beginning to produce its effect on the Masonic Society. The title of "Provincial Grand Lodge" does not afterwards appear to have been applied to the body, except during the year that Charleston was again subject, after its rcduetion, to the authol'lty of the British Crown. These circumstances, and the fact that the Grand Lodge ig-nored the claim of Sir Egerton Leigh to be still the Provincial Gralla Master, liS reeoglllzed by his su~erior, the Grand Master of England, lead me irresistibly to the condusion that the eXIstence of the Independent Grand Lodpe of South Carolina is to be dated from the year 1777. Thus was the Independent Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons '01' the State of South Carolina establIshed in the year 1777, not by a dissolution of the Old Provincial Grand Lodge. and the organization by new Lodges of a superintending power, but by a simple resolution of the Provincial Grund Lodge to throw otf its Pro\'incial and Subordi'nate eharacter, by a refusal to reeognize IIny longer the authority of the deputation whieh had been granted to Sir Egerton Leigh by the Duke of Beaufort, when the latter was the presiding officer of the Grand Lodge of England, and by the election of a Grand MalSter who was installed as .. the Grand JlJaster oj Masons oj the stale." . Past Grand Master, Wm. K. Blake, held views entirely dissonant from Mackey, the Grand :lI1aster, and many others He cOllstrues the history of Dr. Mackey in a way to show that the present Grand Lodge is not one hundred )'CIl.TS old. So the matter stands

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The history of things seems to be this: Two Grand Lodges existed in South Carolina. The Provincial Grand Lodge wa." organized in 1737. The l:nvading Grand Lodge was organized afterwards. The Provincial, or original Grand Lodge, threw off its allegiance to England in 1777 and became independent. In 1791 both were incorporated by the legislature. In 1808 the" twain became one," and formed what was called the New Grano. Lodge of South Carolina, forming Articles of Union agreed upon by both parties. Bro. Blake ~ays on this subject: At this point it may be proper to mention that in consequence of the non-concurrenl;C of certain suborlHnute Lodges of York l\lason:; to the. authority of the Grand Lodge of South Carolina, a rival Grand Lodge wa." organi%ed in May, 1808, at Columbia, under the title of "Tile Orand Lodge of South Carolina Ancient York Masons." Afterwaro.s all ri val elements seemed to give \vA.Y, and in 1817 the Grand Lodge of South Carolina was incorporated as the one dominant, legitimate body, and so remains. Dr. Mackey says the proper" centennial does not really occur until HI17." After examining the whole ground. our conclusions are, that the" Provincial" Grand Lodge,organi%ed in 1737, gave place to the" Tnd,(!pendent" Grand Lodge in 1777. AfterWRrds the" Athol" Masons, or ::\fa.sons adhering to the" Athol Grand Lodge of England," invrv.led the jurisdiction of the existing Grand Lodge of South Carolina. Still later, these two formed a wtion. We assume that Athol Grand Lodgl\ being the younger, and the invading body, lost its identity in that union, and became a part of the old, existing Grand Lodge. Though the ?1a7nC of the old Grand Lodge may have been changed, still the old, legitimate Grand Lodge remained, with its history and legitimacy intact, dating buck to 1777 when it became an independent body. It is the same firm, though bearing a changed firm lIanw, with new accessions to the partnership. We therefore endorse the utteranees of Bro. Simons, of New York, on the sllbjeet, and bid the matter a kind good-by. We are free to confess that we are entirely in accord with the Grand Master, because it is not disputed that in 1777 the 1\1. "'V. Bro. Elliott was installed as the Grand ~Iaster of the Stale of South Carolina., and whutever ehances and changes may have occurred afterwards. it cannot be doubted that in li77 the Grand Lodge of South Carolina declared itself free and independent, and that it was and is proper to recognize and celebrate this event. The result of these differences of opinion was, that no celebration was held, but lIf. W. Bro. DeSllllssure was invited (and accepted) to deliver an historical Address next year, which we shall look for with great interest. We extract the following decisions made by the Grand Master: Fd?..~t. Application for initiation \Va." made by one who was strictured , but whose avocation in life was that of a mechanic, and wbose stricture did not prevent the exercise of great bodily strength. 1. That one, where one had been erll.<;ed from the rolls for non-payment of dues, pays up such dues, petitions for admission, and is rejected, he is not entitled to demand repayment of the dues so paid by him.

2. That no arrears accrue during such erasure, and any amount paid as for arrears so accruing he has a right to redemand. 1. That at the conclusion of a trial, the vote upon the quantum of punishment being taken, and a sufficient vote not appearing for either expulsion, indefinite suspension, or definite suspension, it wa." not competent for the Worshipful Master to take anothcr vote for either ot such punishments.

2. That it was not competent for the Lodge at a subsequent communication to reconsider the subject, and again vote upon the quantum of punishment.

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The Grand Lodge adopted the following from the Committee on Jurisprudence: At the last Annual Communication, the Most Worshipful Grand Master made the following ruling: That it was not right for a Brother, who resides in an adjoining State, to hold the office of Worshipful "Master of a Lodge in this jurisdidion, and to represent that Lod~e in the Grand Lodge, This ruling- has again been referred to in the A<ldress of the Grand .Master, and being one of the decisions therein contained, comes before the committee for their consideration and review. The committee cannot endorse this ruling of the Grand ~faster. It is ,dth much rclnctllnce that we difter, however, knowing, as we do, the general accuracy of our distinguished Brother, It seems to the COIllmittee, nevertheless, from the fact that a Master Mason has the risht to hold his membership in any Lodge in this State, although he lllay reside in an adjoining State, that it follows that he is entitled to all the privileges of a member of such Lodge, one of which is the right to hold office. There is nothing that we can find in the Constitution or general :Ma.~onic Law in conflict with this view. The ruling of the Grand 1I1aster, carried to its logical cone!usion, would prevent any Master Mason residing out of the State from holding his membership in any Lodge in. the State. A Mason in good standing is a member of the great, world-wide family; and as such, may keep house (hold membership) anywhcre that he may find agreeable quarters wherever he may obtain merrWership. It make~ no difference where he may personally live. One privilege of said membership is to hold office. The new Grand Master, Bro. Ball, when installed, said: The office of Grand Master of Masons in South Carolina carries with it delicate duties and grave responf;ibilities. The preservat.ion of an ancient and most honored Order in unsullIed purity, in vigorous health and increasing streng1;h to do good, and alleviate distress; an Order recognized in all lands us the handmaid of religion, morality and the' broudest humanity. I can only promise in the discharge of the high office. that my constant care shall be that harmony prevail am on!;; all at home, and kind relations be maintained towards all beyond our own jurisdiction. Looking to this end, and feeling that your highest appreciation must be that :J-Iasonry contlllue to prosper, and prospering, continue to confer benefits, I most confidently rely upon your earnest support. In all things I feel that I can safely invoke your most charitable consideration. Permit me. however, to impress upon you, thnt no Order or Institution among men, however grounded in principle and virtue, can be maintained in harmony and power, except by the zeal and devotion of its profeS8ed disciples. Grand Secretary, Bro. Charles Inglesby, submitted a Report on Correspondence, covering ninety-five pages. His review of the Proceedings of forty-nine Grand Lodges is lueid, accurate and fraternal. "Missour{" receiving kind notices, and extracts from our Proceedings are made..Of Bro. Cadle he says: "The Grand Master's Address is a concise and well written business document." Bro. IngJesby makes extensive quotations from Bro. Gouley's Report on Foreign Correspondence, then sadly announces his death, and clips largely from the memorial tributes written ill honor of the deceased. He says: George Frank Gouley lost his life at the burning of the Southern Hotel in St. Louis, on the 11th day of April, 1877. His terrible and untilJiely death sent a thrill of horror and of anguish throughout the length and breadth of this continent. As a Masonic thinker and \\Titer, he commanded and received the admiration and respect of the entire Fraternity in America, and hb learned and wise opinions on Masonic questions, were universally received as autborit)'. In reply to Bro. Gouley's circular, lient out in January, 1877, concerning" extra expenses incurred in taking care of sick members sojourning away from home, and burial of deceased absent members," Bro. Inglesby said: - I can suggest no legislation on the subject, on the contrary should regret to' see any, because of my unwillingness to see )Iasonic duty measured by dolll\.rs and cents. My observation is, that there is a growing tendency to convert Masonry into a mutual assurance or benefit association. Such R.%ociations are very good things, but do not come

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within the definition of "a system of morality, veiled in allegory, and illustrated by symbols," I think Masonry occupies a far higher position than any life insurance company, and believe that thc pressing duty of Masonic writers and thinkers, is to check this evil and point out to the Craft what true and genuine Masonry really is. The Report rendered by our Brother was appreciated by his Grand Lodge. the following:

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The Committee on Foreign Correspondence respectfully report, that they have carefully perused the Articles on Foreign Correspondence, and cannot speak too highly . of the amount of energy, talent, and Masonic zeal, displayed in the same, being interesting as well as instructivc. In their opinion the R. W. Grand Secretary, Bro. Charles Inglesby, deserves the commendation of the Craft, and they respectfully recommend that the work on Foreign Correspondence be includcd and published in the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge. BEAUFORT W. BALL, Lawrens C. II., G. M. CHARLES INGLESBY, ChllrlClSton, G. Sec.

TENNESSEE, 1877. Grand Lodge met in Nashville, Kovember 12,1877, it being,the sixty-fourth Annual Communication. M. W" Elihu Edmundson, G. M.; R. W., John Frizzell, G. Sec. Three hundred and thirty-nine Lodges were represented; sixty-seven not represented. There were present a

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The Grand Master's Address was somcwhat lengthy but practical and readable, containing many valuable suggestions. It treats mainly of home affairs and was intended for Tennessee. He says: To our "time-honored Institution" the year just passed has revealed nothing specially new, but to the political world it has been fruitful of events. Masonry has gone on the even tenor of her way, "turning neither to the right nor the left" in her mission of charity and brotherly love. He tenderly alludes to their loss by death during the )'ear, and speaks of the bereavements of sister jurisdictions: Although our jurisdiction has been so free from pestilence and malignant disease, yet we have to mourn the loss of some of our number who had been accustomed to meet with us here in this sacred retreat of friendship and brotherly love. I call to mind a Giel's, a Smith, a Chcster, a Crafton, a Gillespie, a Cutler and a Firth. All of these Brethren possessed the confidence and love of their Lod/?es, over which they all had presided; and three of them, viz: Giers, Smith and Cralton, were Masters at the time of their death, and Bro. Cutler had been Scnior Grand Warden of this Grand Lodge. Bros. Dove, Goulcy and Harris, Grand Secretaries of Virginia, Missouri and New Hampshire, were briefly honored b)' affectionate tributes.

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From the twenty-three decisions rendered we make t.he following extracts: 2. That a Brother under charges is not dh;qualitied thereby from voting or holding office. . 3. That a party who had been indefinitely suspended by a Lodge that had afterwards surrendered its charter, can only be restored by the Grand Lodgc. 6. That counsel for accuser or accused can vote, if

mcmber of the Lodge.

• 7. That attorney for the accused can be made to testify information is obtained otherwise than as I~ttorne)·.

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to what 'Ie knows, if his

8. That it is lawful for a Lodge to enforce the bond of a defaulting Treasurer, and the Lodge should be her own jUdge as to the propriety. 9. That a Brother dropped from the roll is not chargeable with dbes, as he then becomes a non-affiliate. 10. That it is not unlawful to have Masonic burial serviee at the grave of a deceased Brother some time after interment, though I should advise against the practice. 11. That when an expelled part)' is restored to membership, the dues he owed prior to expulsion should be collected. 16. That it is competent for the son or father who is 'Master of a Lodge to preside in the trial of the other, though I would say it would be in ver)' bad taste for him to do so· 18. That applications for affiliation must be ill wTIting. 19. That the Master's signature to a certilicate is not ru'.Cessary to make valid Ilo "Dimit," and he is dimitted when such an order is made, the certificate being only evidence of such. 20. That the Junior Warden does not accede to the office of the Senior Warden on the death of the Master. 21. That a legal summons is a IHasonic writ, attested by the Secretary, with the Lodge Seal, and served by a proper person, usually by the Tyler, though anyone may serve it, It is :mfticient that he is known to have received it, and he is not relieved from its observance should he get it through the post-office, or otherwise. A newspaper notice, however, is not a summons. The extract below. from the Address. presents rather an astounding view as to the increase of non-atIililited MllSons in that jurisdiction: You will, I trust, pardon me for calling your attention to one subject that, in my opinion, de~erves special legislation. I mean the subject of nOll·alliliation. Although there are a number of accessions to our Order each year in this jurisdiction, yet the membership of the Lodges, in the aggregate. diminishes trom year to year, and the non-afiiililltes -properly denominated "drones"-are continually incrcllsing. During the ll1St nine years-frum 186\1 to 1!$77, inclusive-there have been 14,'iOO Muster Masons added to the suborctinllte Lodges of Tennessee, and these added to the thcn mcmbership, viz: 18.601, would give an aggregate membership of 33,30], when in fact there are IJOW only about 18,000, being 600 less than there were nine years ago, showing 1;>,227 that have died, moved a\VllY, stand suspended or expelled, or gone into thc ranks of the non-contributing :\'fasons. Vnless something is done to curtail the "privilcges" enjoyed by this class, we will find their ranks s",'eJling more and more, and the contributing ones grOWing correspondingly less. On this subject, R. W., Bro. Blackie, in reviewing the Alabama Proceedings, sa.ys

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The Gommittee on Masonic Jurisprudence decided that" a non-affiliated Mason is not entitled to Masonic burial." This is certainly the law on the subject, but except in :Missouri, we believe, there is no law that he shall be deprived of it. Yes, we deprive them of "Masonic burial." ',,"e are compelled to do so. Self-preservation and protection of worthy Brethern necessitate such rigid yet just measures. Our law scems harsh and severe to some. Grand Master Edmundson says, in his Address, that "the only right or privilege the afflliate has in 'fennessee, over the non-affiliate, is the single one of voting in the Lodge." In Missouri a Mason who remains non-affiliated for twelve months, of choice, is denied the right of visitation, not allowed to appear in Masonic processions, receive charity or Masonic burial. Of course this law cuts off the families, from Masonic protection and support, of those who make themselves" drones in the hiye of nature." Our law is severe, but just. The Report on Foreign Correspondence, prepared by R. W., George S. Blaekie, M. D. is a finished and superior production. Bro. Simons, of ::-Tew York, trul)' sayi'," it is worthy of his classic pen and well-stored mind." Tennessee, we infer, has becn for a time without a )'early Report. The revim\'er says: After a lal?se of five years. we are permitted to f:ubmit the Report on Foreign Correspondcnce. We enter on the task with pleasure and confidencc, being well aware thnt not only is our heart in the work. but also that our former endeavors have met the u.pproval of not )'OU alone, but of the Brethren of other jurisdictions, whose work it has been our privilege to review. We would willingly extend our Report by a cursory glance at the affairs of other Grand Lodges during the time that no Report has been printed by you, but motives of economy warn us to be as brief as possible. Of our Proceedings, for 1876, he says: The Grand Master, in his Address, laments- the absence of R. W., Bro. Gouley from severe sickness. Alas! he must now lament more deeply. The bright, the generous, the truehearted, the fearless Gouley has since passed away. The reputation of the Grand Lodge of Missouri and its character in the Masonie world, are due more to the efforts, the ability and the learning of Bro. Gouley, than to those of any other Mason, liVing or dead. There is not a Masonic home in Missouri, or indeed anywhere else, which does not mourn for him. These are chosen words, fitly spoken. In concluding his review of "~nssouri," Brother Blackie offered the following, which will be highly prized b)' all who read it, in our bercaved jurisdiction.

Resulved, by the }[. W. Grand Lodge of Tennessee, That we tender our affectionate and sincere ~ympathies to the M. W. Grand Lodge of :Missouri, in the loss which they have sustained through the frightful death of R. W. Bro. George Frank Gouley, Grand Seeretary of Missouri, and Grand !{epresentative of Tennessee, and assure them that the Masonic world shares the loss with them, and mourns the sad end of so valuable a Mason, in the full vigor of his intellcctual prime. The following is introduced here for a purpose: The Grand Lodge is in no way responsible for our individual opinions, but we have tried to form them so as not to bring discredit, at any rate, on our Brethren. In conelusion, we beg respectfully to state that the importance of a Heport of what our Brethren ahroad are doing cannot be too highly estimated. Not to know what passes beyond our limits makes us boors, prejudiced, narrow-minded and self-conceited. The members of the Grand Lodge should know what others think of them, and others should know what the Grand Lodge of Tennessee thinks. Yellrs of recent travel and residence in other foreign juriSdictions, 011 both sides of the Atlantic, have taught us the high

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estimation in which Tennessee is held, and we say it with mode~ty and pride. she has gained her high position very much from thc able Reports of Fuller, Frizzell. and others. Economy in the affairs of our body should be practised in other directions than that of educllt.ion-that of teaching the Tennessee ~Iasons what J)llSses beyond the frontier of their favored territory. We hope that our Tennessee Reports may never again appear without a review of the affllirs of our Brothers, wherever settled. We commend the thought.<; contained in the above extract to a class of our Missouri Brethren, and to some out..<;ide of this jurisdiction. There is II. class, and the number is growing, who decry these Reports on Foreign Correspondence. Such would, if possible, abolish the entire system, and send the whole corps of Foreign Correspondents to the shades ofobseurity, leaving tens of thouslmds of Brethren to the bliss of ignorance. The reasons generally assigned are that these Rflports are never read; that they cost too much money, etc. Wc speak knowingly when we declare, that the Masonic reading of many Masons in this country is confined exclusively to the Grand Lodge journals, embracing the Reports of Committees on Foreign Correspondence. Deny them these sources of information as to "what our Brethren abroad are doing," and the)' will become" boors, prejudiced, na1'1'owminded and self-conceited." We do uot desire to see the day whcn :Missouri Masons will aboliiih the system of correspondence, now so instructive, serviceable and wide-spread. It will be poor economy, and worse than folly, to save money and grow ignorant. Missouri Masons are entitled to know what is going 011 in the Masonic world. They pay for this knowledge. To bring into view all that is valuable and improving in the transactions of other jurisdictions should be the pleasure as it is the duty of the Grand Lodge through its committee. ?-Iissouri. has II reputa'tion to-day as extensive as the Masonic family, through the able and varied Reports of O'Sullivan and Gouley. A:MERICUS v. WARR, Rossville, G. M. .JOHN FRIZZELL, Nashville, (re-elected) G. Scc.

TEXAS, 1877. Thc forty-second session of this Grand Lodge was held in the city of Houston, beginning on the 13th of December, 1877. M. W., Marcus F. Matt, G. M.; R. W., George H. Bringhurst, G. Sec. RepresentativCl:! from one hundred and forty-five Lodges respollded at roll call. The Grand Master stated that he had grantee] thirteen Dispcnsations to form new Lodges, and had refused ten applications, saying: I regret it ha!:i fallen to my lot to grant so many Dispensations for new Lodges. My expericnce of the past twelve months has convinced me more than ever that we have too many weak Lodges in this jurisdiction, and their increase is to be deplored. The Grand Master presents. in his Address, the stabts of Masonry in Texas thus:

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}'rom all the information I have been able to gather I am satisfied that the moral tone of Masonry in Texas was neve. better than now. There has been less comparative increase of membership than at some former periods of its history, which of itself i;; an auspicious omen. Lod~cs have given more attention to the exclusion of unworthy material. The portals nave been more closely guarded, and the moral <l,ualifications of candidates more strictly inquired into. Gaml.Jling, intemperance and kllldrcd vices havc been warred nguinst, diseipline enforced and the laws and regulations of this Grand Lodge generally observed and respected. The spirit, philosophy and teachings of the Order ure being better unclerstood and its great moral design more appreciated. Still, much remains to be done in this direction. There is yet much groping in the darkness by those who have becn accustomed to consider the Ritual and Lectures as the sum and substance of Masonry-though 1 am happy to say that inquiry is awakening and the moral beauties and sublime truths of the Ordcr are being daily more and m'ore unfolded in the light of earncst invcstigation. Whcn every ::\lason in this jurisdiction comes to understand that Masonry means wmething more than Ledures, attendance upon Lodge meetings, and the payment of Lodge dues-that it is something higher. nobler and better than a mere mutual aid association, a brighter future will take the placc of the already bright present. The Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man find ample exposition in the spIrit of our Institution. It reaches int.o and touches the hearts and homes of men, their happiness and their moral welfarc. It g-uides them into the sweet paths of virtue and hoids out the hope of a glorious immortality. "Her ways are ways of pleasantness and all her paths are peace." The following furnishes valuable information as showing the Texas method of dealing with the question of Halls: In October last I issued a circular letter to the District Deputies, requesting them to inform themselves of the tenure by which the different Lod~es held their halls, and to report the same in conneetion with the othcr matters required of t.llCm by law, by the 15th of November. Full and satisfactory Reports were路made by the Deputies. He says: It will be seen from 11 revicw of the Reports of the District Deputies thut the large majority of the subordinate Lodges under your control own their halls, and that scarcely more than an average of one in a district permits them to be used for purposes other than l"lasonic. Only three charters have been arrested from this cause. The Lodges have been gradually working up to your requirement in this respect, and it may be said that Resolution 650. is now fairly incorporated into the laws and policy of this jurisdiction.

In his Address, Grand .l\Iaster Bonner said: "If Resolution 65a is to become the settled rule of this Grand Lodge, I am of the opinion that no charters for new Lodges should be granted unless it be shown that the petitioners have procured by deed, or long. permanent lease, the exclusive control of a good and secure hall. This will not only cut oil' numerous applications for charters with jew members. but will enable our new Lodges to commence life, not only with a name, but a habitation also."

These views were antieipated by Grand 1\fll~ter Miller and supplemented by Grand Master Sayers, and I may be permitted to add my own unqualified endorsement. In my opinion it will be a timc of great promise for the ~tal.Jility of the Order when this Grand Lodge incorporates into its cOllstitution a dame to the effect that no charter shall be ~ranted for a new Lodge nnless such Lodge owns a good and secure hall in its own right, jree from all encumbrances. Deeply solicitous for the welfare of our Institution in this juriSdiction, my earnest hope is that the day is not far distant when e\'ery Lodge in Texas will own itt; Masonic home, and be able to gather the Lares and Penatcl; of its household faith around altars secure from change or alien encroachment. If Grand Lodges generally will adopt such rcgulations a;; the above, there will be fewer applications for the privilege of org-ani;r.ing new Lodg-es, and an improved condition of the old ones. Character lind pcrmanenC)' will be se~ured, worth far more to :Masonry than nmnben;, whether of Lodges or members. Meeting in Shanties, at cross-roads, ought to cease, and Brethrcn be required to offer some evidence of zeal for the Institution in advance. That zeal finds its best expression ill securing a permanent, creditable "ba.bitation" before the "name" is sought,

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In Missouri we have a la.w that" no Lodge chattered by this Grand Lodge shall proceed to work * until the dedication of i,t.~ hall and the consecration of the Lodge." On dedicatory occasions, public or private. the following- Address is delivered by the Master to the officer officiating in the work of dedication: The Brethren of Lodge No. . , being animated with a desire to promote the honor and intere;:t of the Craft, hose erected a l\Iasonic Hall for their convenience and accommodatioll. They are desirous that the same should be examined by the M. W. <irand Lodge, and, if it should meet their approbation, that it should be solemnly dedicated to Masonic purposes, agrecnble to ancient form and usage. • The dedicating officer, recognizing the" desire to promote the honor and interest of the Craft," is pleased to "pray that this Hall may continue a lastin~ monument of the taste, spirit and liberality of its founders." Now imagine the character of mallY of thci:-:e places i:-:tyled Halls. Your fancy must be vivid indeed if it pietures realities. We are sadly wanting in descriptive power. We will not attempt to describe what we have seen. The" taste, spirit and liberality" shown by those who are" lInimated with a desire to promote the honor and interest of the Craft," in mallY places misnamed haUs, would challenge admiration, if our taste were measured by our censure. "re never say" Amen" to the prayer on such occasions, that these places " may eontinne" as monuments of the" tlIste, spirit and liberality" of the Brethren. We think the dedieating officer utters a "whopper" whenever he so prays. We would rather pray that all sueh shanties be-well, a good many things. Let Lodges U. D. be reqnirect to secure as II condition precedent to obtaining a charter, a property of tlleir own, free from debt, or, as Texas does, demand the securement of a "long, permanent lease" of It good and secure hall. There is no ncc(:s.~it?/ for such an increa,ed multiplication of Lollges, or rapid extension of the Fraternity that it shall be carried to every man's door, !lnd housed in all sorts of places, where even rat,;, bats and owls would harcUy dwelL The Grand Ma."iter reported some admirable decisions made during the year-they have the true ring: 1. Qlte.~ti()n-A member of Coleto Lodge. No. 174, was expelled in 1860, and did not appea1. The Lodge sub~eqncntly demi~ed. The expellcd purty wi~hes to be reinstated. To which Lod~c shall he apply-the olle within whose jurisdktion he'now resides, or the one that occupIes the former Masonic territory of Coleto Lodge? Answ€1'-He cannot apply to any subordinate Lodge. The Grand Lodge alone has jurisdiction over such cases, and to it must his application b: presented. 3. Question-"rhat is the status of a Mason who stood suspended for non-payment of dues at the time his Lodge demised? • Answer-He can qnly be reinstated by paying his dues to the Grand Secretary in fnll to the time when the Chart{)J' was revoked.

4. A District Deputy Grund l\Ia~ter was presiding over a Lodge in his District, when a resolution was introduced to the elfeet "that the members of the Lodge should meet ill a body Oil the next Sunday morning- (being St. .Tohn's Day) and proceed in a body to the Episcopal Church, and there attend divine senoice, as usuitablc manner of commemorating the anniversary of St. John the Baptist." The Lodge was composed of members of various Christian denominations. and of Jews. The Di!'Strict Deputy ruled the resolution out of order, and upon appeal to me I sustlliIJed his ruling. 5. Ql(.e.~ti07l-Is a child who had bccn legally adopted by a M. MOl but of no blood relation, entitled to the usual benefits !'Secured to ~lasolls' orpllans, upon the decease of the adopted father?

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AnsUJe1'-No. Such rights accrue by virtue of the natural ties that exist between parent and child, and cannot be created by artificial relations.

On the subject of" Work" we extract this: The Lodges in this j1ll'isdiction are ab~olutely without any means of obtaining the Work. The want of It good system is sadly felt throughont the State, and from oJI sections comes up the appeal to the GflLud Lodge for an intelligent, etficient and permanent plan of distributing the Work. Its importance cannot be Dver·estimated, and I earnestly urge upon you the great necessity of supplying the want. The Report on Foreign Correspondence was presented by Bro. E. H. Cushing, "Chairman." The Proceedings of forty-seven Grand Lodges were carefully and critically reviewed. We regret, with Bro. Cushing, "the absence of the Proceedings of Missouri," ~m~ • His treatment of French matters is masterly as well as exhaustive. We conclude with the distinet utterances of our Texas Brother subject:

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Texas, in commOll with most American Grand Lodges, has for years su~pended all intercourse with the Gmnd Orient of France, on accoullt of its recognition and support of Ii p:-e;tended "Masonic Body, il~ .L~uisilU1a, set lip in h<!stil.ity to the Gmnd Lod~e of LOIllSlll.Jla for the purpose of IllItlatll1g pcrsons who are lIlehglble to the degrees by reasoll of their not being free born, and possibly lacking other qualifications. That act, and the present are a part of a progressive movement in France designed to throw oft' all the restraint.~ that have been Ranetioned by .years of experience and become landmarks. Already is the proposition before the Gmnd Orient find received into favor to do away with the physical qualification now required of candidateR. What else it will do remains to be seen. It is enough for us that it has now taken a Rtep that makes another society of it from that we call MaROlll'y, and our duty is clear to place our viewR on record. We offer the following resolutions: Resolved., That the Grand Orient of France, in abolishing from the foundation of it., Constitution the llssertion of the existence of God and the immortlllity of the soul, and so openin/f its doors to atheism, had made It fundamental change in it., character, and we can no longer recognize it as a part of the 1\lasonic body. . Resolved, That the Grand Lodge of Texas considers the position heretofore assumed by it, in reference to the existence of God, the immortality of the sonl, and the Divine authenticity of the Sacred Script.ures, with the explanation contained in Resolution No. 95, adopted A. L. 5857, as of the most vital importance to Freemasonry.

1\1. W., Norton Moses, of Stricklinge, was eleeted Grand Master, and R. W., George H. Bringhurst, of Houston, re-elected Grund Secreta.ry.

UTAH,1877. The sixth Annual Communication was held in "Salt Lake" City, Novembcr 13,1877.

it W., Bro. Joseph :Milton Orr, G. },L, presided, and R. W., Bro. Christopher Diehl was Grand Secretar~·. Six Lodges (all in the jurisdiction) were represented.

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The Address of Grand Master Orr was brief and good, being made up of official doings. Describing an official visit to one of the Lodges in his jurisdiction, he says: We found a pleasant hall, well furnished, and would be attractive if :properly cared for. The reason was soon plain to me why the Brethren hesitated to ViSIt their lodgeroom during the day. The Tyler's room had the appearance of an old !:itore-house. in which was deposited all the trap:,; collected hy them ever since the whistle of the locomotive was heard in the valley of the Waslltch, while the lodge-room seemed to be the repository of the surplus of alkali dust of that beautiful city. The Brethren doubtles.o; regard the broom, brush and feather duster as profane. and will not admit them in their lodge-room. The records and minutes of the Lodge "lay aronnd loose," mixed up with those of the Odd Fellows, who occupy the same hall. Our Texas Brethren ought to have charge of the Lodg-e in that" bright little city on the banks of the Bear River." We would say to all such Lodges," Clean up, or we will dust you out." We appropriate decisions from the Address, as follows:

Question 1. Is the jurisdiction of a Lodge in a sister Grand Lodge over a rejected candidate perpetual? A gentleman who has resided in our town for the last three years, was rejected in a Lodge in an eastern State in 18iO. and now wishes to petition our Lodge for the three degrees. Can we entertain his petition withont a waiver of jurisdiction from the Lodge rejecting him?

" has previously AnswC1'. The petition of a person for the degTees in Masonry, who been rejected, should not be received without the consent of the Lodge in which he was rejected, and the applicant having moved into'a foreign jurisdiction strengthens rather than weakens this rule. Qucstion 2. At an explosion of a mine in Little Cottonwood a man lost his left eye. The right eye i!> perfectly sound and healthy. He is desirous of becoming a Mason, and' being a very moral and intelligent man would make a good Brother. Can we receive his petition? AnSUJcl'. Yes, you can. But I say this is the Masonic rule: No candidate can receive the degrees who is not of lawful age (21 years); nor can one who is in his dotage; nor can anyone who is incapable of supporting himself and family, or of receiving and communicating the mysteries of Frcema.<;onry. The old reg-ulations relating to the deformity of applicants is greatly relaxed, and very justly so too.

Question 3. The Master of Lodge" A," in this city, calls a meeting for the purpose of conferring the Fellow Craft deeTce upon an Entered Apprentice of his Lodge. The same evening- an Entered ApprentICe of Lodge" B" arrives from IL distant mining camp, applying to his Master for the favor of being passed. stating that he had come here for that very purpose, and that his business demanded his presence at home the following day. The Master of Lodge" B," seeing the force of the case, requests his colleague of Lodge" A" to pass this Brother with his. The request was cheerfUlly granted. Was this Masonically correct? Answer.

No. It is the duty of any Lodge in this jurisdiction to do its own wor:k.

Question 4. Can a Master pass or raise a Brother of a sister Lodge, simply at the req,uest of the Master, without-the conscnt of the Lodg-e. Supposing a member had objected, how could the Master of Lodge "E" justify hIS doings? An.<nvel'. When a person has petitioned for and been elected to receive the degrees in a Lodge, that particular Lodge has Masonic jurisdiction of him. The Master, nor even the Ma.<;ter ILnd Wardens have no rig-ht to request the Ma!:itcr of a sister Lodge to confer (as a matter of accommodation) the Entered Apprentice. or any other degree in 'Masonry, upon the material of the Lodge over which he presides. The reason is too plain for comment.

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Question 5. Does Masonic law require that a Secretary of a Lodge should inform the Chapter, or Commandery, of the suspension of a member who is supposed to be a member of the above bodies? Is it nccessary for a Secretary to inform the Grand Secretary of another Grand Lodge of the suspension of a member who is known to reside within the jurisdictien of that Grand Lodge, and in the hahit of visiting Lodges there?

An~'tve1". To the first question I answe~ no. As a Lodge of l'Iaster l\i8.':ions we know no Chapter, or Commandery, although I think they know us. To the second my response is as follows: I think it would be prudent to do so, and certainly thc Secretary would be careless of his Masonic duty if he knew the pH.rticular Lodge the suspended or expelled Mason visited, and did not inform them. It is true, one who has been suspended or eXlJelled ought not to visit, but sometimes they do. All flesh is weak: 'tis human to err, therefore take every precaution that even tends to protect thc purit)' of our cherished Order and its members. Question 7. Has a member of a Lodge the riO'ht to object to the advancement of a B~other w.h<;> has .been elected for ~he degrees and Cluly initiated an Entered Apprentice, Without glVlIlg hiS reason for so domg?

Answa. He has such a right. No person can be initiated into a Lodge without the unanimous consent of the members present. ~or can he be advanced without a like consent, and. the Brother cannot be requ1red to give any reason for objecting. This is a well settled principle of Masonic Law. Question 8. Can a Lodge entertain a petition of a person for the degrees which is recommended by two Master Ma.c;ons, members in this jurisdiction, but not of the particular Lodge to whicIt t.he application is made? An.~we1". You cannot. The recommending Brothers must be members of the Lodge to which the application was made.

Quc.stion. 9. When a Brother objects to the arlvancement of a candidate. can the Master of the Lodge compel the objecting Brother to prefer charges against the candidate? Answer. No. Any member of the Lodge may object to the initiation, passing or raising of a candidate, and the objections are good. He ('.annot be compelled to prefer charges. Que8tion 10. Has a member of a Lodge a right to vote on a petition for the degrees on membership in his Lodge, when he is in arrears for dues? Answer. All members present must vote, and it is the duty of the Master to see that they do vote, whether in arrears for dues or not.

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To those who may have read our views on the subject, in reviewing" Illinois," it is not necessary for us to say that we object to No. 1. We would like to know what right to, or claim upon, a rejected candidate any Lodge can have after the lapse of twelve months, if he has acquired a MIJ..'Jonic residence elsewhere. We will not deny being "open to conviction," but the reasons to convict or convince us of our error have not yet appeared. When they are furnished, we will rcadily concede the point. If so circumstanced in the future, this SUbject shall receive more attention.

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The Grand Master ha;; a few words to say about "Masonry in France" and the folly of "some erratic leaders" causing" the name of God to be stricken from their Constitution: " We believe and feel that there is a God who wil1love and cherish us " after shuffling off this mortal (~oi1." It is a pleasing thought, and one we cannot and do not surrender, A belief in Divinity is impressed upon our hearts. It. grew with us from iufancy, and we carry it with us to the grave. Whell the Longes of France struck from their Constitution the name of the "GREAT I AM," thev violated one of the most ancicnt and revered latloÂˇ marks of our Institution. FruTlee Oilght to learn something from history, and remember that when infidelity wrote over thc ehllreh-yards of France ., Death is an eternal sleep," their natiotl ~mttered. and that Order of Brotherhood which teaches man" to do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly before his God," received a wound from which France never recovered. The greatest want of France is a j)asona{ oon. The "Saints"-not "in glory," but-in Utah, receive some "plain wlk" from the Grand Master: We say to the Priests of the Latter-day Church, you r.aunot cnter our 10dge-roomsyou surrender aU to an unholy priesthood. You have heretofore sacrificed the sacred obligations of our beloved Order and we believe you would do the same again. Stand aside; we want none of you. Such ll. wound as you gave 1\-[asonl')' in Nau \'00, is not easily healed, and no Ltltter-day Saint is, or can become a member of our Order in this Jurisdiction. The Grand Secretary paid a loving tribute to the memory of Bro. Gouley, saying, among other things: Soon after the issuance of the circular, announcing to the Masonic world the organil-lltion of the Grnnd.Loag-e of Utah. an encouraging communication was recei\'ed at this office, from Bro. Gouley. promising his aid and assistance to our undertaking; and nobly has he kept his pledge. Almost up to the day of his death a steady correspondence took place betwccn him and myself. lIe would answer any question and give light on any dark point I might ask him. by return mail. All his letter:> were written with such a fraternal spirit that one could feel that the writer was an honest ILnd faithful Brother, and that his heart \\;as on the point of his pen. O! lowe him so mlLny thanks and never had an opportunity to grasp hIS warm and friendly hand. The Grand Lodge of Cuba was recognized. A condensed Report on Foreign Correspondence was prepared hy Bro. Diehl. l\fissouri is most fraternall~' noticed. Of Bro. Cadle he sa~'s: The Address of Bro. Cadle is an able disquisition upon the condition of Masonry in this jurisdiction. He reports but four deciSIOns; they elucidate nothing new. He bad granted four Dispensations for the formation of new Lodges. Three Lodges surrendered their charters. The general condition of the Craft, the Graud )Iaster says, is good, and in most of the Lodges he found" harmony and good feeling prevailing." He closcs his 'admirable review by making several extracts from Bro. Gouley's last Report. We hope to win 8. share of his warm appreciation so kindly bestowed upon our worthy predecessor. .JOHN SHAW SCOTT, Salt Lake City, G. M. CHRISTOPHER DIEHL, Salt Lake City, G. Sec.

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VERMONT, 1877. The eighty-fifth Annual Communication was held at Burlington, June 1::\, 1877. M. W.,. Henry H. Smith, G. M., presided, and R. W., Henry Clark was G. Sec. Eighty-nine Lodges were represented. Just and well-timed tributes were paid to the" remembered dead" of the jurisdiction by Grand l\faster Smith, in his Annual Address. The Addre.ss is in good taste and 'very readable, and, as he says, "is of local importance." He says: Our very pleasant relations with other Gmnd Lodges have not been disturbed in any manner, so far as I know. and official and brotherly courtesy and fraternal feeling rei~n triumphant, and, judging from such printed reports of the Proceedings of Grand BodIes as I have had the pleasnre of receiving, I can but conclude the Institution of .Masonry is in a very !1ourb:hll1g condition throughout the land. This is, of course, very flattering assurance to us, especially as we have only just emerged from the profound heat and excitement of a political contest almost without parallel in the history of our great commonwealth, and it serves to impress us more and more that our Institution is founded upon the firm basis of Truth. Justice and Charity.to all men. Speaking of the state of the Craft, he says: I do not mean that we have grown rapidly in numbers in Vermont; in fact I think the opposite is true, and less than the usual number of new members is reported, but that is not a discouraging indication, by any means, and my advice and belief has been that it is much better that Lodges should cease and become extinct from members dying ont, than to be killed by injudiciolls and carele.s acce.ssion of improper material. If Lodges grow ever so slowly, so that they continue healthy, there need be no apprehension for t1lC re.sult. The difficulty and danger is in allowing unfit persons to enter the Lodge. The following, on .. the Past Master's degree," will wake up some of the" Corps Reportorial: " I am glad to be abl'e to report that among the very few decisions I have found it necessary to make, but two deeisions have called for a material disturbance of decisons already made and recogni;r,ed in this jurisdiction, one of which I find decided Loth ways. I refer to the que.stion whether or not a Worshipful Master elect should have the Past :M:aster's degree. I confe.ss it is apparent on looking over the reports that there is a diversity of opinion upon the ~ubjeet ru.ther startling to one not yet in his Masonic teens. but after as careful study us I ean give it, J fUlly concur with my lamented. and M. W. Bro. Hall u.s far as he decides it, and add yet a little more on my own belief. I deem it well enough to confer the Pa."t Master's degree on a Master elect. but not e.ssentially necessary, and I heg the prvilege of en lllrging upon this suhject a moment, hecau~e it llppears to be considered quite important indeed in some jurisdictons and very much unsettled. Neither Grand or subord111ate Lodge~ have such a deg-ree or the right to confer it. No one disputes that. The only Past Masters recogni;r,ed in Blue Masonry are those who have been duly elected. installed and pas~cd the chair, and in ally event, none but such actual Past Masters can confer the degree in qnestion, should it be held to be part of the installation service or ceremony. .

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The three de?:rers takCll together constitut~ Blue J.,odg:c 7Ila~onry. and Grand ~Iaster Egintoll, of Kentucky, says" they form the corner-stone and foundation of the Cniversal Temple." Those three deg-rees literally II.nd absolutely make up all we Master l\lasom know of Ancient Craft Masonry (if it WilS e\'er allY differentl, and we learn so l11uch from our ritual, and that. sallie ritual teaches lIS that i! and the Holl! .'i(:rifJIllre,~ eOlltain all that in any manner pert.ains to our duties, obligntiom; llnd neces~ities ill our and each of our seyeral stations in the Lodge an(l as 'members of the Institution, either as Offlcers or Brethren in the ranks. I am well aware that this degree hns heen held to be neces~ary, and part of the installation service in some jllrisdictiollS, and that it has been customa1'}to confer it Oil Worshipful ~ff\.sters pled. yet r rannot reCPl!ll!7.C the force of It custom if It be ill any sense an innovation. I am unable to HllQ any ancient law. authority or regulation authorizing or provieling for it. anel as I undcrstanel the elegree itself originated in America since 1790. The Grand Master writes somewhat lellgthily

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He says the subject is not well ullllerstood by llIany of the Craft in th,at jurisdiction, though often discussed and legislated upon by the Graud Lodge. Two classes of duties spring out of Lodge membership, lind two classes of henetits inure to a member: The first clllSS of duties heing those a.ssumed when made a /lfason, and the second, those which grow out of connection with a Lo(f(jc. Hfollows that the benefit", pertinent and applicable, cannot accrue unless bolh classes of duties arc fftithfully discharged. Therefore aU henefits from either claim must default when there is non-compliance with tiuly in any e!\.~e. Dimission, therefore, for the plll'pose of persistent non-affiliation w'orks a forfeiture of all benefits and rights. It seems to ns that the subject is not .. a dark and mysterious problem," as Bro. Smith styles it. Every wilful and persistent nOlHtltiliat" is a "Ma.~onic suicide. Let-them allllione. Give yourselves no further troubl. concerning them. ~Iake a simple, plain law cutting off this non-allegiant class, lind leave" Ephrnim o!< to his Idols." Of the condition of l\Iasol1l'Y the Graud ~Iaster says not more than one-third of the members of the Lodges attend the communications with regularity. He thinks the prime cause of this non-attendance is. " that the Frat~ruity have allowed themselves to lapse into that dangerous indifference and lack of interest which is a condition precedent to utter uselessness, or possibly absolute dissolution."

On the subject of Masonry among the negroes he shows kllowledge not only worthy of his position, Imt also a determination to preserve-the Craft from all" entangling alliances" ou the vexed question in his jurisdiction. He gives" a rcsnme of the undisputed facts" which will afford no comfort to the .. ~ew Day, New Duty" views. Some negroes were made Masons after a fashion in Boston, and formed a Lodge, worked for a time without a. charter, and then obtained one from England. Afterwards the Lodge lost its existence as a legal creation, if it ever was legal, and the colored folks still worked (without warrant). and finally formed a Grand Lodge in 1808. Now we prescnt the conclusions of Grand Master Smith, showmg that a legal Grand Lodge had been in existence thirty years before Prince Hall Grand Lodge was formed. The negro concern was illegitimate and spurious. Now the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts was fully organized and commenced work on the 8th day of March, 1777, and was then and is now the only legal and independent Grand Lodge in that State. . It appears to me there is not much

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in the Grand Lodge of each State or Province. And this well recognized and long established legal right cannot be disputed or infringed with impunity. The question is not whether a free born man with all the other necessary qualifications is a proper candidatc for the mysteries of Masonry, nor how white or black he must be to absolutely debar him, but whether or not a Masonic Lodge can be established in any State except under the authority of the legally constituted Grand Lodge of that State. EmphatICally and forever-No! Such a Lodge must ever be ex necessitate clandestine, and its members spurious and entitled to nOTecognitio~ whatspever. • Report on Correspondence, by R. W., Bro. Henry Clark, amply repays the reader for follOWing him-through his selections and comments. Of our Proceedings, for 1876, hc writes kindly and copies from them freely. Of us he says: The general condition of the Craft in }\fissouri is reported good. There are influences being constantly exerted beneficial to the Craft. A spirit of inquiry and investigation into the higher beauties and more sublime thoughts suggested by our symbols, a more thorough discipline and vigorous enforcement of the laws of l\fasonry seem to be the desire and feehIl~ of the Brethren, and with proper encouragement, we may safely predict a grand and glOriOUS future for Masonry in Missouri. The Grand Master and Grand Secretary were re-elected. HENRY SMITH, Rutland, G. M. HENRY CLARK, Rutland, G. Sec.

WASHINGTON TERRITORY, 1877. , The twentieth Annual Communication of this Grand Lodge was held in the cit)· of Olympia, September 26, 1877. Present: M.

\Y., Platt A. Preston, G.:M:.;

R. W., Thos. M. Reed, G. Sac.

There are now twenty-two chartered Lodges in that jurisdiction. Nineteen were represented, with two Lodges U. D. Grand Master Preston's Address w.as an admirable one, touching many points of interest and importance. The Grand Lodge had not been visited by the death-angel during the year, and" the • names of all are yet enrolled" among the living. He notes the death of Missouri's Grand Secretary, and says: At the time of his death Bro. Gouley was Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of Washington, near the Grand Lodge of Missouri. He was also at the time, and had been for eleven successive years, Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Missouri. A few decisions were reported. We have met with no clearer exposition of the principles of Masonic Jurisprudence in all our reading. We transfer aU his rulings to this Report with heartiest pleasure:

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1st. That. a Lodge under dispensation may affiliate members. 2d. That affiliated members, and those who have received the third deg-rre in a Lodge under dispensation, are members in the full sense of the term, entitled to ballot on petitions and a~~f'ist in the transaction of the business of the Lodge, in common with tho!o;e named in the dispensation. 3d. That the Mnster of a Lodge would not be warrant.tble in conferring t.he l'lL.~t Master's degree upon a member of a remote Lodg-e, without official infllrmation that the applicant was entitled to receive it. The first and second necisions, above. suit us Wt))1t!ert'ully well sentiments perfectly.

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"A Brothel' in good standing, in possession of a Dimit. is permitted to visit a Lodge where he is rermanently located, without objection. The Lodge accepts dues from him! Now upon hIS petition for affiliation, he is rejected. He tries again WIth the ~ame result. What, if any redress, hIlS the rejected Brother? Can he compel an investigation into his moral fitness? or can he compel in any way the ohjecting Brother or Brothers to prcfer charges?" :\ly reply was

sUbstantia!~y as

follows:

1st. The Brother's Masonic stanoing is unimpaired by his rejection, and he 11lI1,y at plellSure ll.gain apply for membership in this or any other Longe in this jurisdiction. 2d. The free and unqllef'tioned usc of the ballot is one of the inalienable rights of a Mason. 3d. The result of the ballot is only the verdict. of the Lodge, as to. the advisability of admitting an applicant to member!o;hip. 4th. A Lodge cannot inquire whether a Brothel' voted a black

01' It

white ball.

To all the points in the above, we give our legal endorsement. But we have long maintained that, as a general rule, ground sufficient to black-ball a Brother in such a case, would be with us good reason for preferrin~ cha'l'ge<; against him. In so doing, we would either put an unwOl'fhy Mason out or'the Institution, or he would vindicate his character and show his worthiness to be admitted into Lodge member:ihip. The ballot is" a sacred thing." Oh, yes, and its sanctity is fearfully perverted and abused in numberless instances. As a general rule, we repeat, we would prefer charges against a Brother, if we knew enough to his detriment to keep him from obtaining membership in our Lodge. lf not iiI. for membership, why tolerate him IlS yisitor continuously. We know our rule cannot become general, because there are many exceptions among the Craft. But we like the principle nevertheless.

For reasons expressed elsewhere, we like the following and give it an unqualified endorsement: I think I shall not be accused of egotism, when I assume that Masons and Masonic bodies hold no second place amonl{ men and institutions. The Proceedings of Grand Lodges in the various jurisdictions of the United States are probably read by a larger number of persons, and with greater interest, than are those of any other organized body of men. The committees in the various jurisdictions are continually collecting interesting matter, and arc correcting errors which have gradually and inadvertently crept into the minds and practices of Masoni~ Lodges and individuul MllSons. . Our R. W., Bro. Mackey has well and truly said," The Com,mittees on Correspondence are the links which bind the Grand Lodges into one united whole in the pursuit of knowledge." I

It is alwuys gratifying to the true Mason, to observe a rapid and healthy growth of our

Order, and there are no possible means by which this knowledge can be brought to their observation so readily It" by the perusal of the productions of these committees.

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There is no motive so forcible to encourage and prompt men to diligcnce and activity in their calling. as the knowledge that the principles upon whkh their faith Ilnd practices are based, are highly appreciated by great numi)eri<, and are becoming a power in the lalld.

0,1'

There are no available means by which these facts can be brou~ht to the knowledge th.e general :\Iasonie reader, so readily as by the works of the dlffercllt Committees on

J' orelgll Correspondence.

fn the,,~ RepOlts they present all epitome of the transactions of the varioUi:; Grand Rodies throughout the country, the condition of Masonry in general, and to a grcat degree int:luence a universal harmony in work. A brief and unfinishcd Report all Foreign Conespondence i!:i before us, w:epared oy R. W., Bro. T. ~L Reed. He says; But unfortunat()ly, scvcre illness in our family, requiring personal attcntion to the siek, arrested our pro~ress. This, with other pressing business engagements, has so complctely occnpied the tlIne we had intended to hnve devoted to this labor, that we have come short of our purpose in the examination of the matter under revicw-a necessary con Lingent upon a ~ood Report-lind have mcasurably failed in our effort,> to prc.<;ent such a well digested reView as it was desirable to muke; but cmde and imperfect as it is, we plead for your charitable consideration, and submit the Heport for what it is \\'orth. Missouri, for 1876, is fraternally reviewd and extracts made and commended. Concerning our non-action on Bro. Caldwell's pet measure, in Ohio, Bro. Reed says: The question of the recognition of the" African" Grand Lodges, which created such a furore for a time, by the aet-ion of the Grand Lodge of Ohio, received but a brief mention. No aetioll in the mlltter WIlS deemed necessary. The fllct is, that" Xc\\' day, Xew Duty" policy received such universal condemnation from American Grand Lodges, that it haR lost IlII "color" of acceptance and become a "dead issue." Well said, Bro. Reed. III his review, Bro. Reed p8.~路s one of the most eloquently expressive and touching tributes to Bro. Gouley we have read.

The Grand Lodge adopted this: Resol1led, By the Grand Lodge of Washin!,rton, that the Grand Lodge of the Island of Cuba be and is hereby recogni7,cd as a lawfully constituted Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons; and as such, is held to maintain full ana sovereign jurisdiction over Ancient Craft Masonry within it'S constitutional limits. . Resolved jU1路thel', That the fraternal greetings of this Grand Lodge be extendcd to the Grand Lodge of the Island of Cuba, and that an interchange of Representatives be requested.

Robert Crosby Hill, of Coupeville, was elected M. W. Grand Master, and Thos. :Milbume Reed, of Ol)'mpia, re-elected Grand Secretary.

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VIRGINIA, 1877. This Grand Lodge convened in Riehmond, December 10, 18i7, being, as we inf('r. the ninety-ninth Aimual Communication. Grand Master Richard Parker presided, and William B. at his post. A good share of the Lodg:es were represented, character was trltnsactelt

1U1<l

ISMCS,

Grand Secretary, was

mll('h l)lIsiness of an important

\Ve enter upon the work of reviewing the Virginia Proceedings with peculiar feelings. If a .•un were called upon to examine the labors of that dearest, best earthly friend, and deeply loved one, a ~lOTHER, he would prosecute 1he work with feelings peculiar to himself and his relation. So it is with lIS. We cherish the name and love tilt' character of that grand old State, Virginia. Animated with State pride, we have always felt the deepest pleasure in acknowledging her as our ~lOT1IER. We have ever been prolld of the land of our birth and the home of our youth. Born and reared amid the blue mountains and green hills of "southwestern" Virginia, where we learned to love God, and won the pure affection of earth's brightest angel-now heaven's loveliest seraph-we hold a reverential regard for the old home-land. Memories, bright as celestial beauty, and oheery as the warm breath of spring-time perfumed with flowery fragrance, come trooping up from the holy past, as we ponder over that one word V!R(;I;.IIA. In perusing the journal before us we meet with old and familiar nlUlles, the friends of other years, and of our boyhood days. Some we knew in childhood, others were fathers to us, and they still liJlger and labor below. From bur home towards the oecidcnt we send hearty, fraternal greetillgs tD cmftsmcn dCRr in the Old Dominion, Hlld i'lly, "All hail, Brethren, beloyed." The Grand Master submitted a welJ-written ann earefully prep!lred Address. It is more of local than general interest. He says: We should likewise be truly grateful for thc improved condition of our political, sodal, and business relations; for the harmolly that extcnds throughout our wide country; and for the rich harvesU:i which have rrwill'ded our toils, llud nre the promi:oe of increased activity in all the avocations of life. He announces genern.l good will existing between his Grand Lodge and sister jurisdictions. He announces below, an interestinl! fact in the history of the Grand I.-odge, viz: the centennial year. Our own hundredth ll.nuivci·sary \\'ill oceur on the 18th of October of the next veal'. I submit it to your better judgment whether it shall not be.appropriately observed. Tt will be an opportunity on which to recall to memorr the emillcllt men who have presided over this Grand Lodge from its earliest existence, and who. b~' their labors and virtnes, h!lvc firmly established MaJionry in the affections of our entire' Fraternity. The Grand Lodge adopted the following; Rellolved, That the Grand Master find Grund Wardens take into consideration during recess the propriety of celebrating, in a proper manner, the centennial )'ear of this Grand Lodge; and,

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Re.~olved, That if they deem it expedient to celebrate it, they be authorized to make all suitable arrangements therefor, calling to their aid such committeemen as they may think necessary.

The Address of the Grand Master was approved by an able committee and highly commended. The Grand Lodge refused to adopt a resolution to become itinerant, or, in other words, put itself" on wheels" and" meet alternately in such cities of the State as can accommodate it." Sensible to the last. The Deputies of thirty-six out of forty-one Districts rendered Reports, which were published in the journal of Proceedings. The Grand Lodge resolved to commemorate its venerable dead Secretary. the venerated John Dove: WHEIlEAS, The M. \V. Grand Lodge of Virginia, actuated by feelings of the most profound respect love, and veneration for the memory of its late Grand Secretary, Dr. John Dove, who, for a period of upwards of a half of a century. had devoted his time. his talents, and all the energies of his great mind for the promotion and advancement of the Order which WitS so dear to his heart; lLnd whereas, the Grand Lodge of Virginia deems it eminently proper that it should manifest those sentiments in a more substantial manner than in mere words, and that the Masonic world and our children's children may ~ee that Virginia is sincere and grateful by remembering her illustrious dead; therefore, be it

Resolt'ed.1st. That a suitable monument be erected at an early day over the remains of our beloved Grand Secretary, Dr. John Dove. Rc.~olvcd, 2d. That the 1\1. W. Grand Master be and is hereby requested to appoint a eommittee of five, to be known as the "DOVE MONU)u;NTAL COMMITTEE," with full authority to carry out the wishes of this Grand Lodge in such manner as will fully maintain its past honor and dignity. .

Rcsolved, 3d. That the Grand Lodge, considering it a privilege and honor which belongs to each and everyone of its i'ubordillates, and of which they should not be deprived, that this monument should be erected by their cheerful and voluntary contributions; therefore. the said committee shall cause a circular letter to be addressed to each Lodge in the State, requesting such contributions as the liberality of its members may prompt them to bestow.

Two hundred and fifty dollllrs were appropriated out of the Grand I-odge funds to the" Dove Monument Fund." We have no doubt but Virginia Masons wiII honor the memory of the illustrious deceased Grand Secretary. He was one whom the kinK might delight to honor. The Report on Foreign Correspondence was presented by Bro. Wm. F. Drinkard, "for the Committee." He says it is his "first Report." Well, it is It good one, and you need 1Iot be ashamed of it. Missouri is omitted. Our journal, for 18i6, not received, we presume. We would b~ pleased to make numerous extrttct'l from the very able Report of Bro. Drinkard, but want of space forbids. We excerpt the follOWing 011 the" Negro Masonry" sub,itct. It has a 1路in.q that is quit.e refreshing and musical. Under" Ohio" the reviewer say;;: One of the subjects which claimed the attention of the Grand Lodge was the proposition, laid over in 18i5, to recognize the Grund Lodge of so-called colored Freemasons of Ohio, if it would change its name tQ " The A.frican Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Ohio." This inexcusable and wholly unmasonic proposition was actually discussed at length, and was at last disposed of by resort to another thil1g that

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oug-ht never to be heard of" ill a 1\fasonic Loclge-namely. a point i)f orner-a favorIte pa~time with negroes. however, in all their meetings. One Brother made the point of order that the proposition WitS of such a nat.ure that, under the regulations of the Grand Lodge of Ohio, it could not be passed upon at that session.

Operative Masonry would be It poor trade if the workmen were allowed to dispute with one another as to what should be done next, and with their Master or Lord as to what design he should lay down upon the trestle-board. But so it was. Ohio disposed of all unmasonic proposition by a mode allowable only because the custom in too many jurisdictions has made it respectable.

That the movement in Ohio is simply and purely a product of fanaticism and negrophobia, may be deduced from the faet that no such proposition concerning clandestine Lodges of white Masons would be for II ITloment entertained. If there were to-day in Ohio a Grand Lod~e of white Masons working- under charters such IlS those under which the ncg-ro Lodg'es are workin~, there would possibly not be a regular Mason in the State who would propose to recoglllze such a Grand Lodge. Why not? Because every white man who is tit to be.a Mal'on, cun, if he wil'h, become a Mason in a regular Lodge. There is no call for dll.ndestine Lodges of white l\Iasons. There is no place for them. It follows. then. as a logical necessity, that these negro Lodges are to be recognized, if at nH, as It tortuo11S and unmasonic method of evading' the unanimous ballot. To ehnracterize it in the mildest terms. it is an attempt to legislate against prejudice; to do indirectly what the customs of this country and our Gmnd Lodge regulations will not permit to be done directly. It is a plan for providing that negro Lodges may do whnt white Lodges refuse to do.

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'I.. ook how these negro Lodg-es have acted in Rhode Island. They have elected worthless white men to take the degrees in their Lodges. That result will follow in Ohio as surely as the negro Lodges shall be recognized. Utterly worthlcs,~ white vagabonds will be put upon a level with the respectable and honorable Fmternity of Ancient York Masons. â&#x20AC;˘ , We have found none yet so poor to do him reverence who advocates the" New Day, New Duty" doetrine. Virginia, true to her history and character, is sound and conservative to the last. BEVERLY WELLFORD, Richmond, (elected) G. M. WILLIAM B. ISAACS, Richmond, (re-elected) G. Sec.

WEST VIRGINIA, 1877. The thirteenth Annual Communication was held in :Martinsburg, November 13,1R77. Present: M. W., George W. Atkins, G. M.; R. W.,O. S. Long, G. Sec. "Representatives of seventy-one, out of seventy-six, subordinate Lodges were present." In his Address the Grand Master says:

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As time Hies so the world advllnces, and society movL~~onwa1'(l with stately step'" allel unfaltering purposes. As the world advances so we believe that with like rapIdity it grows better. We look into the future. and we hail the coming- of the morn, radiant and effulgent, when the waves of the sca will become the crystal chords of a grand organ on which the fingers of everlasting joy shaH peal the grand march of 8. world transformed, regenerated路, and redeemed.

* Since the close of the last session of this Grand Body. our distinguished Brother, John Dove, for fifty years the Grand Secretary of the jl1ri8diction of Virginia, and Bro. George F. Gouley, the Grilnd Secrctary of the jllrisdiction of Missouri, and Bro. John A. Harris. Grand Secretarv of Xew Hampshire, have bccn raIled from labor to refreshment. They were exemplary Masons, were noted for their ripe scoJar~hip in the principles, Jaws l\nd workings of our Order, and will accordingly be missed by the Craft throughont the length and breadth of our country.

So far as I can learn, the Order is in as healthy and flourif;hing a L:lJlluitiull within this jurisdiction as we could expect. during the prevailin~ hard times in a financial point of view. Men do not spend money these dRyS nnlcss it 1S a matter of positive necessity. The Grand Master writes eloqnently of :Masonry, and pays a lofty tribute to the Institution: )Iasonry comes down to us hallowed not only with the reverence of age, but it is connected also with blessed associations, !lnd is mtllltlen. in eternal glory. Its associations are illdeed covered over with the dust of centuries, and are hallowed with memories dear to those who have been industrious enough to study out its mysteries and mRster it') precepts. He glories In" the alltiquity of our Institution," not so much on account of its age, as for its vitality and usefulnes.'): ~

Ours, then, is an a~ed Institution, and yet it is not too old to do good. While it is more ancient than the civilization of both Europe and Amcrica, and its organization even antedatBs by centuries the language which we ~peak, still its mission is not yet accomplished, nor will it Le until sorrow and suffering shall have left the world, and men and nations need no longer to fellowshIp together. He conclude.'l thus: Let us stalld by the Institution that has, from its origin, stood by the distressed of ever)' land. Let us stand hy the Institution that has pledged its suport to the helpless widows and orphans of every nationality. Lct us stand by the Institution that bears upon its banner thc uoLlc and glorious message of, "Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace aud good will to men." Freemasonry, I am glad to say, my BrethrclI, is not waning, nor has it materially suflered from the many attacks which the enemics of secret socictie.~ have brought to bear ugllinst it. As the stalwurt pine on the mountain crest, whosc evcr-green bunner has beat hllek the storms of muny an age, thus has Freemasonry withstood the attacks of all its foes, and will continue to stand as l\ monument of victory \l.lld truth, till time itRelf sll1l.11 he no more. No Dispensations werc granted for thc formation of New

Lodge~.

His rulings have a local application for the most part. The Committee on .Jurisprudencc exccpted to some of his decisions, and the Grand Lodge sustained thc exceptions of the committec. We preSeJlt the points referred to, llnd endorse the finding of the committee: l~t.

records

"That a Lodge. at !l subsequent meetill~, hH.~ the power to expunge from iU;i part of the records of a previous mectlllg." .

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2d. "That one meeting only need puss to confer a degree if the Lodge meets oftener than once a month. That is to say. it is not necessary that thirty days should intervene between the conferring of degrees." A degree may be conferred at any stated communication of a Lodge provided the person applying is eligible. 3d. .. That a Lodge has the power ,to change its records," and" that a Lodge has powcr to rceonsider all questions passed by it, except ballots." A Lod~e has no power to change its records after the same have been approved and signed, and a q,uestlOn once passed upon by the Lodge can ollly bc reconsidered at the meeting at WhICh the MInC was acted upon and not at any subscquent meeting. Ballotin~ canncvcr be reconsidered, but the M. W. Grand !lfaster can grant a Dispensation to spread a new ballot. Thc Report on Forcign Correspondence. presented by Bro. O. S. Lon~, "for the Committee," is brief and topical. He speaks of himself and work thus: Your so-called Committee on Foreign C()rrespondence is almost ashamed to come before you again with a barren Rcport, and ag-ain to otTer in exteuuation t,he somewhat thread-barc plea of "unavoidable circumstances." Your Committee has been in receipt of thc Proeeedin~s of the several Grand Lodges with which this Grand Lodge has been in fratcrIlll.l correspondence during- the past year, and has thoroughly enjoyed their perusal. Thc eloqucnee llnd wit and wisdom displayed in the several Addresses lind !{eports, have not becn unllotieed nor ullclljoycd, but the .. unavoidable circumstances" of which mention has been made have prevenkd the preparation of such a review as would do justice to all. lIe declined to recommend for recognition eithcr of the contending Gmnd Lodges in Cuba. GEOHGE BAIRD, Wheeling, G.:\1. O. S. LONG, Wheeling, G. See.

WISCONSIN,1877. Grand Lodge met in Milwaukee, June 12, 18ii, it being the thirty-third Annufil Communication. . ?If. W., Jedd. P. C. Cottrill, G. M., presided: R. W., John W. Woodhull was G. Sec.

One hundred and eighty-four chartered Lodges were represented. Four Dispensationll to organi7:e new Lodges had been granted. The Address is a straight-forward, plain, practical paper, dealing with business. A brief rehearsal of what he had donc, and divers recommendations, constitute the body of the Address. Of the general condition of the Craft, this is said: So far as I am advised, the general conditioll of the Craft is prusperous and harmonious, and the Fraternity is. with due slowness and clue dignity, gradua!ly increasing both in numbers and influence. Decisions were !\Sked for, on many subject,>, but" the Constitution and standing rules having answered most of the questions and the general law of Masonry the remainder," he only reported a few rulings. We report him ill full:

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1. For the fourth time in this Grand Lodge, upon its decisions in 1861, 1864 and 1875, that the loss of an eye renders the candidate ineligible. I report the decision that finally upon this the law may be understood.

2. I denied an application from a subordinate to issue an official request ali Grand Master to all the surhordinates to aid a Brother said to be in distre..c:s, deeming that his own Lodge should first contribute to hiS relief to the extent of their ability before calling upon other Lodges. 3. That an Entered Apprentiee rejected for the second degree was in as an Entered Apprentice until convicted on charges.

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4. That a wife was a competent witness against her husband in a Masonic trial. 5. That an Entered Apprentice who had not applied for advancement for nine years, and had, in the meantime,lost his right hand, was meligible for advancement. 6. That a Lodge could rightfully charge an affiliation fee; though I think it ought to be prohibited by the Constitution. 7. That a candidate for advancement must exhibit. protieiency in the English language, except in the case of Lodges allowed to work in other languages. 8. That after the lapse of thirteen years, an Entered Apprentice applying for advancement, must petition for it, and a ballot be had. We have not time to discuss the objectionable points above. The first decision we protest against in unqualified terms. The loss of an eye may render a candidate ineligible according to the law in the Wisconsin jurisdiction. Dut we ask to be informed how and wherein such loss disqual1'jies a candidate. We will patiently wait for such information. Number five is a sort of double-barreled arrangement. An Entered Apprentice not having sought" advancement for nine years," was clearly ineligible if he had gm路ned (instead of losing) a hand in the meanwhile. Why not say so, as in decision No. 8,lI;nd declare his ineligibility grew out of the lapsc of timc and not confound it with a physical misfortune. Having lost his right hand in addition to forfeiture of right to advance, the candidate could not receive any more privileges in Masonry unless electcd to receive them. And we are slow to believe that any Lodge would vote to aavance a Brother who was without a right hand. We differ, in toto, from Bro. Simons, of New York, on this subject. He says: Number five present,; a question we havc argued in extenso many times. We dissent, for the reason that the genera! law of Freemasonry ill relation to physical qualifications never did and does not now apply to others than profanes seeking to be made Masons. unless b)' special enactment of a particular Grand Lodge. Iu the absence of such special enactment, we defy anyone to show us a Illw which would prevellt the advancement of the Entered Apprentice in question. The fourth decision was not approved, and a j\fasou's wife is not a competent witness against her husband in a Masonic trial. We think iu Missouri she ;.s. We say this: In a Ma.sonic trial a Ma.<;on's wife is a competent witness for or against him. Her relation to the accused may afrect the credibility, not the competency of the witness. We agree with the Graud :M aster, that in 11 l\la~onic trial the wife of the accused is It competent witness. It often happens that the wife is the ollly person in the world who is <:ogni7.ant of the facts which the Lodge would adjudge It ll'!lil>onic offense. The rUling is for the protection of those whom we are as much bound to protect IlS though they were members of the Lodge. 'We are l;urprised that the (Jraud Lodge dill uot approve the third decision, but laid it on the table. A Drother rejeeted for advlLnccmeut or for membership, is in as good standing after as bcforc bllllot. If not, 1路c.icct-ion is equivalent to charges and conviction. For these alone impair the {food standing of a Brother.

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The Report on Foreign Correspondence was prepRred by H. W. Bro. John W. Woodhull. It is brief, owing to a "very strong intimation received during the SE'-8sion of the Grund Lodge that a short Report would be most acceptable to the Brethren." He says of his work: We cannot call it a Report, it is barely a skeleton, and not even wcll "wired np." at that; but such as it is, Most Worshipful, we submit it. feeling assured that thc Brethren of our own jurisdiction will excuse our Short-comings, and that the Fraternity of other States will pardon the really unsatisfactory manner in which we have reviewed their Proceedings. "'Missouri" is briefly reviewed and fraternally mentioned as to her loss and Bro. Gouley's last Report: Little thought we, when we first read this Report, that it was the last one Bro. Gauley would write. \\I e found it necessary to criticise some portion of it, but 'we have erased it nll, and can only say that the work of our noblt> and true Brother has done will live after we are all forgotten. The only tribute we can render to his memory is the silent tcar which will come, when we recall to mind the last few moments we spent together in this city, not quite one year ago. His wife. whom we all know he loved far more than life, is deserving of our hearty sympathy. It was a sacred tie that was broken, a union of hearts and souls thnt was :'levered. May Our Heavenly Father give her strength to bear her terrible afliiction, and to feel assured, that the noble record made by her husband and our Brother here, will receive its reward in that new, and we trust happy life, upon which he has entered, as the student enters college, to drink in wisdom fmIll the great fountain head-that school where God is the Principal, and Angels of Wisdom are the instructors. .TEDD. P. C. COTTRILL, Milwaukee, (re-elected) G. M. JOH~

W. WOODHULL, :Milwaukee, (re-elected) G. f.:cc'.

WYOMING, 1877. The third Annual Communication of this Grand' Lodge was held at Evanston, October 9, 1877. M. W., Frederic E. Addoms, G. M., presided; R. W., William G. Tonn was G. Sec. All the Lodges (four in number) were represented. :Missouri was represented at that session by ~1. W. Bro. Edgar C. Snow, Grand Representative. . The Grand .Master's Address evidences matters incident to hi:'l term of service.

clear heal!. He report" tersely all busincss

His condemnation of the Grand Orient of Fran~e is clear and emphatic, while he cheerfully recommended the recognition of the Grand Lodge of C路uoa. It was so recognized. On" the subject of Colored Freemasonry " he sap, lImong other things: In my opinion, when a candidate for Masonry properly presents himself and seekH admission, the door of Masonry is as open to the colored man of this as of any ot.her country, when he shall have fully complied with all the requirement~ of this Iustitution, anu when he is possessed of the necessary qua]ineations for un induction into its rites and mysteries, subject to the same objections and amenable to the slime laws, he must euter and pass through the same door and kneel at the same altar we all have.

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And then call~ upon "American Grand Lodges to stamp with disapprobation the attempt which is being made to establish two Grand Lodges wit-hin the territory and jurisdiction of the State of Ohio." We incline tD the opinion that" American Grand Lodges" will fltamp. already done so. We think" New Day, New Duty," has jelt the stamp. Of the conditioll and prospects of

~fasonry

Many have

we find this:

It gives me pleasure to announce to you that peace and good fellowship have prevailed throughont the jurisdiction, and that although we have not advanced with great strides. still we are gradually increasing in numbers and influence. We have laid our Masonic foundl\tion dcep and strong. and arc building the superstru(~ture upon it, with care a.nll deliberation, and upon the br0ad principll'}; of morality, virtue and truth.

An interesting Oration was delivered during the session by Bro. yfclville C. Brown, and published with the Proceedings. It reads well. His conclnsi0l1 will inriieatc it.'i character: . Go on, Brother :M8.8ons, with the gooll work; I hid you God speed; let your charities be measured only by your capacity; let justiee fill, and love rule your hearts; cast out malice. hatc, envy; SOlI not your ton~ues with the poison of slander; flee from the cup as a temptation: detend your Brother from evil aspersions; be true, be faithful, he valiant; walk bravely on the great level, perpendicularly by the plumb; squaring' yonI' conduct by the unerring square of virtue, and you will hpcome lights unto the world, to it.~ salva路 tion llnd the glory of the Divine Architect. .. YOl1r night.,; will be filled with music, And the cares that infe.~t the daY Will fold their tents, like the Ara b~, And quietly stenl away." R. W. Bro. William G. Tonn furnl!;hed the Report on Corre.<;pondenee, in which fortyfour Grand Lodge journals are briefly hut creditably reviewed. )fissouri, for 18i6, receives kind notice and fraternal mention We commend the the reYiewer, as like" this deponent, it is his first effort." ORLANDO NORTH, EYanston, G. :\'1. W)1. G. TONN, Evanston, (re-elected) G. Sec.

FOREIGN GRAND LODGES. We have received the brief Proceedings of several quarterly communications of the Grand Lodge.'! of El1gland and of Scotland. These tJ'll.llsactiolls constitute all the correspondence we have fr?m beyond the sea. English ~Ja.~ons meet in their quarterly communications, dispose of much business, dispense grand charities, diffuse the genuine spirit of Ancient Craft ~fusonry, and make sound and conservative deliverances. Relative to the French terms. Hear them:

heres~",

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The committee have carefully considered this action on the part of the Grand Orient of France, and having regnrd to all circumstances of the case they have unanimously agreed to recommend the following resolutions for the adoption of Grand Lodge: 1st Re8011ltion. That this Grand Lodge views with profound regret the step taken h)' the Grand Orient of France in thus removing- from its constitution those paragraphs 1I'1lich assert a belief ill the existence of T. G. A. O. T. V., because such an alteration is opposed to the traditions, practiee and feelings of all "true and genuine" Masous from the earliest to the present time. •

2d Rc.~ollltion. 'rhat this Grand Lodge, whilst ahvays anxious to receive in the most fraternal spirit the Brcthrcn of any Foreign Grand Lodge whose J?roccedings are conducted according to the AnCient Landmarks of the Order, of which a belief in '1'. G. A. O. T. U. is the first and most important, cannot recognize as" true and genuine" Brethren any who have been initiated in Lodges which either deny or ignore that belief. 3d Re.~olllUon. That in view of the foregoing resolutions the W. Mastel'S of aU Lodges holding under the Grand Lodge of England be directed not to admit any foreign Brother as a visitor unless-~ Pil'st, He is duly vouched for, or unless his certificate shows that bc has been initiated according to the Ancient rites and cerelllOnies in a Lodge professing belief in T G. A. O. T. V., and .

Second, Not unless he himself shall acknowledge that this belief is an essential landmark of the Order. 4th Resnluti{)1t. That a copy of the foregoing resolutions be transmitted to the Grand Lodges of Scotland and Ireland. to each Grand Lodge with which this Grand Lodge is in communication, and to the W. "'lasters of all Lodges holding under the Grand Lodge of England, and that it be an instruction to the W. Master of each Lodge to read these resolutions at the first meeting of his Lodge after the reception thereof, and to direct that they shall be entered upon the minutes.

IRELAND. This Grand Lodge met in stated communication in November, 187i. We have DO information as to what was done, except the adoption of a paper concerning French folly, which we append: WHEREAS, The Grand Lodge of Ireland has received official notification that the Grand Orient of France has altered the first article of its Constitution from its previous form and omitted therefrom, as one of it;; fundamental principles, a belief in the existence of God, and the immortality of the soul, the Grand Lodge of Ireland hcreby.

Resoh!C8, "That the Grand Orient of France having by such altel'lltions rendered ad· missible as members of Lodges within its jurisdiction individuals who do n'ot believe in the existence of a personal deity, has thereby caused a br~tch in the foundations of Ancient Ma.~onry, and acted in violation of the first great principle of the Order; and therefore the Grand Lodge of Ireland hereby declares that It cannot continue u) recognize the Grand Orient of France as a Masonic body, and directs all Lodges working under the Irish constitution to decline receiving as Masons any person hailing from the Grand Orient of France, or from any subordinate Lodge under It., jurisdiction."

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SCOTLAND. This Grand Lodge, in quarterly communicatirms, confines itself almost wholly to financial questions.

The Grand Lodge sent out, last March, a protest against the recognition of the Grand Lodge of New South Wales. Of course we will not recognize the aforesaid body as at present advised. We have received a "MANIFESTO" from those claiming to be lawful members of the Grand Lodge of New South Wales. Evidently they belong to an organization bearing" that name, and, from their views, they seem to regard its existence legitimate and their cause just. ....Ve have had access only to their statements, and have not had the other side presented. We must wait, therefore. especially as Scotland protests, and England says that the" application for the recognition of the so-called Grand Lodge of New South Wales will not be entertained by the Grand Lodge of England."

FRANCE. We have had nothing direct fi'om the Grand Orient of France. Our knowledge of its present attitude on the f'undamental principles of Masonry, came through the Grand Lodge of England. The announcement made by the French Masons, in annual assembly, last September, startled the Masons of the world. An outcry from Grand I,odges on both continent'J has been heard. The voice is like the sound of "many waters," whose mighty swell thunders the condemnation of all who utter the wild lie, in the audience of the universe"NO GOD."

Bro. Simons, of New York, alluded to the matter in his late very able Report. We extract therefrom this: It was claimed in the debate that the object of the amendment was not to deny the existence of God, but to place French Masonry on the plane of the widest toleration, refusing admission to no man for his opinions. It is only necessary for us to remark that, so far as Masonry is concerned, there is a limit to toleration-a distll1ction between liberty and license. The very corner-stone of the Institution as it has come down to us from the fathers, is a belief in the existence of one ever-living and true God, not as a theory of sectarianism, but as a universal principle of all religion and all morality. Given, a belief in the existence of God. the Creator and Ruler of the universe, Masonry neither desires nor pcrmits an)' inquiry into the creed of its adherents. They may be .Jews or Moslems or Christians; they may accept Ma.homet or Confucius or Jesus Christ, and there is nothing to be said; but certain it is that one who denies the existence of God cannot be made a Mason. Freemasonry is neither a form of worship nor a sect, for it respects the opinions of all men; but, having adopted in the beginning the belief to which we have alluded, it can permit no toleration that goes beyond it. Hence the belief stated in a

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previous Report that when the Grand Orient eliminated from its Comtitution the most essential prmciple of Masonic being, it ceased to be a. Masonic organization, and being such, its further proceedings can have nothing in common with our own. We append the new and the old statutes on the question, where it will be seen that the Grand Orient has elimillated from the Constitution the dual' doctrine of God's existence, and the soul's immortality: Freemasonry, an institution essentially philanthropic, philosophical and progressive has for its object the inquiry after trutlit the study of universal morality, seiences and arti'l, and the practice of benevolence.

Freemasonry, an institution esscntially philanthropic, philosophical and progressive, ha.s fbr its object the illquiry after truth, the study of universal morality, scicnces and arts, and the practice of bcncvolence.

1. Its principle8 are the existence of God, the immortality of the soul, and human solidarity.

1. Its principles are absolute liberty of conscience lind human solidarity.

2. It regards liberty of conscience as the common right of every'man, and excludes no person on account of his belief. 3. Its motto is Liberty, Equality and Fraternit)'.

2. It excludes no person on account of his belief. 3. Its motto is Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.

For information concerning other Foreign Grand Lodges, we must refer our readers to the invaluable Report of Bro. Jno. W. Simons, of New York. We have not space for a condensed view of those transactions furnished by Bro. Simons. We end the work of review right here, on the 26th day of September, A. D, 1878.

8 UPPLEMENT. â&#x20AC;˘

Th~ review of the following Grand Lodge Proeeeding~ has been written since completing the body of our Report, because said Proceedings came to hand 0,(1,cl' our work was finished.

INDIANA, 1878, The Grand Lodg-e of Indiana held its sixty-first communication in the city of Indianapolis, May 28, 1878. M. W., Andrew J. Ha,y, G. M., presided, and R. W" John M:Bramwell

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Representatives were present from 1'0111' hundred and eighty-four, out of five hundred and thirty-five, subordinate Lodges working under charten;. The Grand Master's Address is a lengthy document-necessarily so-covering more than thirty pages. He walks into business without any circumlocution, and gives a detailed account of his official work for the year. He refused Dispensations to confer deg-rees in a shorter time than required by law. He says: "I know of no lightning express trains to Masonry." To those Grand Masten; in sister jurisdictions who exerci~e the dispen..:'in.q" prerogative, we commend the course of oM. W. Bro. Hay, and say, "Go thou and do likewise." Numerous decisions were rendered and all approved by the Committee on JurisprUdence. We excerpt such as are of general application and interest: Can a Worshipful Master preside lit a Lodge trial, and act

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witness?

He can. Under an old rule the fees were a given price in 1875. In 1877 the rule was changed and fees were reduced. Parties who petitioned under the old rule sought the benefit of the new, and claimed the benefits of reduced fees. Decided that the fee was fixed by the time when petition went in. G. L.-Ap. 10.

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,Can a Brother be suspended for non-payment of dues after the Secretary has summoned him to appear and show cause why his dues arc not paid? . No. Charges must be brought and regular steps taken thereon. Has an accused the right to obtain testimony of persons not Masons to use in his trial? Accused has the right to such testimony. Ca:n a dimitted Brother retain his office in Lodge? No. Only members can hold office. How many constitute a quorum to hold a charter? Seven. A Brother circulates vlIe and slanderous stories involVing the daughter of a deceased Ma.<;ter 1\lason, and a young man not a Mason, implying carnal intercourse. Offenses are whatever is contrary to good morals, or a breach of the precept.'S of the scriptures. Article 7, Section 1, page 39. Slander is clearly within the defimtion, and unmasonic. canll~11%Y~~~~c~~~irorshiPfUl Master a Brother who never served as Warden anywhere.

No. The law prohibit.'S it. A Grand Master cannot override the law.

Can officers be installed by proxy? No. Does expiration of time for which a Brother was definitely suspended restore him without action of the Lodge? Yes.

The Grand Master declined to recommend the recognition by his Grand Lodge of the Grand Lodges of New South Wales, New Mexico, and of Cuba and Colon. Of course we approbate the following: It seems to me that when a Brother has been susl~nded for non-paYlllEmt of dues, payment of them should restore to membership. Jis offense embraces no moral turpitUde, frequently arises from financial inability to meet liabilities, and ought not to meet with such severe obstructions as offenses which involve a breach of the moral law. If a delinquent Brother is guilty of other offenses besides non-payment of dues, he should be charged and punished for them. Lodges should not be permitted to take advantage of a law for the punishment of a failure to pay dues to get rid of a member who, by violation of moral laws, brings disgrace upon the Craft.

Grand Ma.<;ter Hay utters sound and well pronounr.ed views upon the French heresy, and concludes thus, presenting a sad picture of what must follow the prevalence of French atheism: The all seeing eye can no longer remain in watchfulness over the Fraternity. The mystical letter G, that hieroglyphic bright, so fraught with meaning to every true crafts路 man, must no longer appear in the lodge-room. The lesson of reverence so impressively

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taught the Fellow Craft must be omitted. The Holy Bible must be taken from the altar, and its ~lace supplied b~' the book of constitutions, emasculated so as specially to/ander to the French materiahst, and purposely arranged to admit within our charme circle " the stupid atheist and irreligious hbcrtine." Our sister jurisdiction is burthened with a Grand Lodge debt. Of it the Grand Master says: The indebtedness of the Grand Lodge has been to me a fruitful source of anxiety, and the cause of more care and concern than all the other burthens of oflice, although these last have been by no means light. The debt is a heavy one. The indebtedness seems to be seventy-live thousand dollars-co bonded debt"-due in annwu interest on same over six thousand dollars, with an unsecured debt of " twenty-eight thousand six hundred' and sixty-six dollars," aggregating more than one hundred thonsand dollars liability. The Grand Lodge property is valuable. being worth more than the debt. The committee on that interest say it is " worth, perhaps, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars above all irlcumbrances." 1886,

Following a lengthy Report by the the trustees, incorporated into his Address, the Grand Master says: This Report contains a careful and thorough exhibit of the 'present financial condition of the Grand Lodge and a recommendation of an assessment of a small sum per capita to pay current expenses, interest, and a portion of our floating indebtedness each year. And much as I dislike to seem to add to the burthens already carried by the Brethren during thcse times of great financial stringency, yet I recommend the adoption of the plan fully set out in the trustees' Report, and trust that npon mature deliberatIOn you may see fit to adopt the same. In "the eternal fitness of things" the following must find a place:

DECREASE IN

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The tabulated statement that will be submited by our Grand Secretary will show a decrease of membership over that reported for two previous years. Two causes have doubtless contributed to this result-the financial stringency which so seriously affect,> all the Western and Southern States, and the increased vigilance of our Lodges in regard to the acceptance of the material presented to them for inspection and initIation. From whatever cause this decrease may result, I do llot consider it an object. of regret; on the other hand, I view it as a subject over which we should congratUlate each other and rejoice that at last we can view the dawn of returning reason. The 'Grand :Master notes the departure of one, widely known, and greatly beloved:

IN 1I1E:lIORIAM.

"There is a Prince and great man fallen this day in Israel." The saddest event occurring durjn~ thc year just closed was the death of our Brother, Past Grana Master Hazelrigg. Harvey G. Hazelrigg, Past Grand :Master, died lit his residence at the station of Ha.zelrigg, near Lebanon, Boone county, in this State, on the fifteenth day of December, 1877.

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Our Brother was a man of marked individuality; hypocrisy and every description of meanness he despised and condemned in no mea;;ured terms. Considerations of birth, riches or position in themselves he never respected; he looked at the mails of the individual, not at the circumstances in which accident or society had placed him. He was open and â&#x20AC;˘ frank in all his actions, caring for the favorable opinion of the good alone. He wa.'! independent, self-willed-even obstinate, if you please, yet he always strove to be right. He never defended a position, nor adopted an opinion, unless he felt it to be correct, but having once made. up his mind he.must be convinced of his error before he yielded. In a long and intimate acquaintance with our Brother, extending over a period of twenty years, knowing him in all the relations of parent, citizen and Brother Mason, I have always found him a kind-hearted, liberal, charitable gentleman, and a zealous Mason. We deeply regret that the financial embarrassments of the Grand Lodge of Indiana necessitated the adoption of the following. Brethren we sympathi7~ with you: Resolved, That in consideration of the embarrassed condition of the treasury of the Grand Lodge, the preparation of the Report on Foreign Correspondence, embracing a review ofÂˇ the Proceedings of other Grand Lodges, be dispensed with until otherwise ordered by the Grand Lodge. '

We devoutly hope that this fearful nightmare, debt, may soon be lifted, and our Brethren, disembarrussed, again be able to move forward as in the former times. ROB'T VAN VALZAH, Terre Haute, G. M. WM. H. SMYTHE. Indianapolis, G. Sec.

NEVADA, 1878. Grand L<>dge met in "the city of Virginia," June 11, 1878. M. W., Merrill P. Freeman, G. 1\1:., nnd R. W., Samuel W. Chubbuck. G. Sec. Nineteen chartered Lodges represented. One charter granted. Membership reported in the jurisdiction, 1508. This was the JouTleenlh annual session. The Grand Master complimented and congratulated the Brethren on the pmgress made during. these years of labor. He rendered but few decisions, aud finds in the absence of so many questions an cncouraging evidence that the officers of Lodges are making more efforts to determine for themselves what the law is respecting t.he great majority of cases that come up. The decisions report.ed are plain, common-seme expm,itions of law. A condensed view of them is all'we can give in this Report. A Brother is tried for ullmasonic conduct and found guilty. Before sentence is inflicted all appetLl is taken to Grand Lodge. Shall sentence be enforced. No. The penalty cannot be inflicted until the appeal is decided by the Grand Lodge. Can the :Master or Lodge impose a fine upon a member of a committee for failing to report?

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is believed to be contrary to the spirit and

A member of a neighboring Lodge, becoming dbsatisfied, dimits and now applies to my Lodge for the purpose of affiliating. Is it proper to receive his application? It is. It would seem that the only grounds in this c!l.<;e on which to base a doubt as to the propriety of receiving the application, are, dId the Lodge err in granting the Dimit, the reasons for demanding it being that the Brother applying for it was dissatisfied.

When the Dimit was presented with a petition for membership, the Lodge receiving it had no just reason to inquire us to the cause for obtaining it. The petitioner had a Dimit in due form, and there wa.'; no cause or reason for going behind the paper. The only question for the Lodge to determine was, whether the petitioner was worthy qf membersllip on said Dimit. Investigation by committee would develop if .the Brother's Masonic lifc and character comport~d with the facts certiiied to by the dimitting Lodge. If there Wf.S anything improper connected with matters behind the Dimit, the Lodge that granted It was the reprehensible party. An applicant for the degrecs haVing been pas:-;cd, applies [or the third degree. A member oujects, Il.nd the objection is sustained.by the Lodge. Subsequently I am asked to again bring the objection before the Lodge. Can I do so? After the objection has been made, and upon the report of the cOl11mitt~e, thc Lodge decides it to be ., a valid and Masonic olle," it canllot again be brought before the Lodge. The only remedy is the withdrawal of the objection. Can an elected oflicer be installed by proxy'!

, Neither an elected nor an appointed officer can be installed otherwise than ill person. No installation of a representative can be binding upon the principal. Sound deliverances were made concerning and against the atheism of the late French Brethren. We ca.nnot understand this resolution adopted by the Grand Lodge: Resolved, That the dues to become due in .the year 18i9 from the constituent the Grand Lodge be and the)' are hereby remItted.

Lodl~es

Of course it means what it says; bnt what does it say such a thing for? Wc infer that the Grand Lodge must be "in funds."

FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.

The Report was prepared and presented by Bro. Robert H. Taylor. The Proceedings of forty-seven Grand Longes were reviewed, embradng annual, quarterly, and speeju.l communications. The Report is lengthy, covering one hundred and thirty-eight pa~eH, but none the less acceptable on that account. Bro. Taylor uses the scissors judiciously, and comments upon given points wisely and well. His review of "Ohio," ,vith Bro. Caldwell slightly included, will raise a smile. We read the Heport of Bro. Caldwell-said to be on correspondence-and admired ('!) the history, poetry, Baconian philosophy, Colored Masonry, "New Day, New Duty.'.' sub-heads and all. We failed to find the" correspondence." Our Nevada Brother says of Bro. Caldwell's effort: "It is not a Report on Foreign Correspondence," because it does not review. Allow us meekly to say, "Them's my sentiments."

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.. 1IissoUl'i" receives an extended notice from Bro. Taylor, which is fraternal and sympathetic. He pays a warm-hearted tribute to Bro. Gouley, and copies much of what was well said of the departed. Also makes several extracts from the Report on Correspondence prepared by Bros. Goulcy and Luke. On the subject of "admitting the testimony of the wife of the accmcd in a Masonic trial," in reply to Bro. Luke, Bro. 'l'aylor says: • The cases cited by Bro. Luke to support his view, would form the exception to the rule we contended for. Our remarks were intended to be general in their application. Of course, where charges are preferred, the gravamen of which is the misconduct of the husband towards the wife, IUHI the charge is really made on beha{( of the wife. there being no other testimony, the wife's testimony must be taken. ex necessitate. The civil Inw in NevadA.. and many other States. permits the wife to testify in cases between herself anll hushand. AIllI we think that the rules of civil law, as to evidence, ure slLfe to follow in Masonic trials. In cases not touching thc interest..<; and rights of the wife, we would exclude her testimony, for reasons which we gave in the report which called forth the above response from Hi·o. Luke. in which he also says that 'whieh furnislws one renson why we would excll11le her, nanwly: "a wife will always be rendy tl) testify for him, hut against him, nevCl' of her own necord." We have no time to discuss the issue and do not deem it necessary. as Bro. Luke has settled it to our satisfaction, and in harmony with the law of Missouri. HENRY L. FISH, Reno, G. M. JOHN D. HA?>fMOND, Carson, G. Sec. ROBERT H. TAYLOR, VirginiR, COlli. on For. Cor.

DAKOTA, 1878. This young Grand Lodge held its fOllrth session in the town of Sioux Falls, June 11, 1878.

Present: Geo. H. Hand, G. M.; Chas. T. McCoy, G. Sec.; und representatives from seven chartered Lodges. The Grand Master delivered an Address in which he accounts for his official stewardship in a brief, pmctical way, rendering :;ome decisions, and argues, at length, the issues existing between the Grand Lodges of Minnesota and Dakota. One extract will show how the case appears t() him: I regret to say that the suhordinate LOlIgcs at Fargo and Bismark, which were chartered by the Grand Lodge of l\Iinncsota. have not yielded obedience to this Grand Lodge, nor has the Grand Lodge of Minnesota changed its attitude towards us, but on the contrary has failed to recognize the Grand Lodge of Dakota, ana treated with studied silence our request" that they shoula do us justice in the matter of these two Lodges. While it may not be a subject of regret thnt the Grand Lodge of l\linnesota should fail to recognize the Grand Lodge of Dakota, it is a cause of profound sorrow that one bod)' of :Masons should evince towards another that cold and supercilious maImer whkh ha.s characterized the course of the Grand Lodge of Minnesota towards the Grand Lodge of Dakota. Concerning the constituting of Deadwood Lodge, to which we referred in reviewing the Proceedings of 1877, the Grand Master sa)-s:

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DEADWOOD LONa:.

This Lodge was chartered at onr last Grand Annual Communication. On the 16th day'bf June, ]877, I appointed llnd commissioned Bro. William Rllttt. of St. John's Lodge, Yankton, as my representative to proceed to Deadwood. constitute the Lodge, and install its officers. He performed his duties in a sati~factory manner, and made due return of his proceedings. He states that he was assisted upon this important occasion by Bro. E. P. Snow, Past Grand Master of Wyoming, and Bro. Sol. Starr, Past Grand Master of Montana. It is an interestin~ fact that upon the constitution of this Lodge, which is an ont-post of civilization, hundreds of miles from lIny ot,her, eminent Masons should have been found to assist in these interesting ceremonies. T,wo years before there was scarcely

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We are glad that a Lodge exists in that" out-post of civilization," and trust it may outlive the want of legality as to origin. We think another case mentioned hy the Grand Master may be classed under the head of "New Departure." It is, granting a Dispensation to Brethren for the formation of a Lodge at Pembina. The officers were examined as to qualification, and certificate given by a Lodge in Manitoba, another Grand Jurisdiction. We know the difficulties attending the formation of new Lodges in slIch jurisdictions, and would not be regarded as a "strict constructionist" to the detriment of Masonry or limiting its diffusion. Still we question such departures from constitutional enactments. Concerning French Masolls the Grand l\l11ster says:

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As a sad commentary upon the spirit路of innovation which is rife in this age of the world, and which seems to be laying it.'i ruthless hand npon the Institution of Freemasonrv, and from whose touch nothing is sacred, J call your attention to the fact that the Grmld Orient of France, in September last, struck from its COllStitntion the words which require a belief in God and the immortality of the soul. At one fell iitroke they strike down two of the Landmarks of Aneient Freemasonry. It is almost bcyond belief that any body of men, claiming to be Masons, could do this thing. By the consummation of this aet they cease to be Masons. No man claiming to be a Mason, who yields obediellce to the Grand Orient of France, should eyer be permitted to darken the portals of a Lodge in this jurisdiction. . A Mason without

God! A ship without

ruddCl'!

A world without light!

I have received offieial information that the Grand Lodge of England has withdrawn recognition and Fellowship from thc Grand Orient of France. The American Lod~es, too, havc, I believe, so far as they ha.ve taken any action in the matter, adopted It similar course. J trust that the Grand Lodge of Dakota. will put upon record its dIsapprobation of this wicked attcmpt to undermine the beautiful temple of Freemasonry, .. whose maker and builder is God," Non-recognition wa.'i voted .against French Masons and all who refuse to afIirm a belief in God, We would be plea.'ied to givc full expression of our views on the questions R.t issue between the Grand Lodgcs of Dakotlt and Minnesota. Circumstances forbid now, We must say, however, looking at thc subject from our stand-point, and judging from the ullanswered views of the Grand Master, that justice demands of Minnesot~l t~) concede to Dakota what she so rcasonably, courteously and fraternally requests. The tlble aud jWiit statements made by the Grand Master, and the very cogent arguments of the Committee on his Address, place this whole matter before the Masonic world in R.n attitude that must win It general verdict in favor of Dakota, alld the uniYersally accepted doctrine

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among American Grand Lodges, exclusive and sovereign jurisdiction in the territory where a legally constituted Grand Lodge exists. We append the cool, calm and brotherly deliverances of the Committee: 1. That its jurisdiction is sovereign and exclusive throughout the whole extent and to the boundaries of Dakota Territory.

2. That two Lodges cannot occupy the same field withont confusion, and that the onc which is foreign and but temporary should yield to that which is at home, is established and permanent. 3. That we know no other rule in the United States but that jurisdiction of the several Grand Lodges is limited territorially by the boundaries of the political subdivisions within which they work, and after which they are named, but, 4. That in Masonry, unlike political organization, the Grand Lodge of a Territory has all the dignity, sovereignty and exclusive power that pertains to the Grand Lodge of any State. 5. That we could proceed to reduce to order the materIal within our jurisdiction, but prefer without passion to reason with the Grand Lodge behind which they claim protection, as a body with sovereign power~ and perfect freedom with ourselves. Resolved, That we again fraternally appeal to the Grand Lodge of Minnesota to cancel all charters from it within our jurisdiction, or take other action such as will release Lodges on our soil, and direct their fealty to this Grand Lodg-e, and to refrain in future from the excrch;e of extra-territorial jurisdiction within Dakota.

M. W., Bro. Geo. H. Hand, of Yankton, (re-elected) G. M.; R. W., Bro. ehas. T. McCoy, of Bon-Homme, (re-elected) G. Sec.

NEBRASKA, 1878. The twenty-first annual session was held at Omaha, June 18, 1878. M. W., Bro. Geo. W. Lininger, G. M., presided; R. W., Bro. Wm. R. Bowen, G. Sec. Fifty-seven Lodges were represented. The Grand Master's Addres.s is an excellent pa路per. He gives expression to the following

REQUESTS.

We regret that we, individualy and collectively, as Masons, are not doing all in our power to aid and assist each other in every laudable undertaking. We regret that" we have left undone those things which we ought to have done, and done those things which we ought not to have done;" that we have not been as charitable in every instance a..,; we should. have been; that the destitute widow and helpless orphan have not received due attention and assistance at our hands. We regret that so many Masons belong to other secret societies, not but what the objects of the.<>e societies are good and praiseworthy, but because we believe that a conscien-

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timls man who is a Freemasor., risks something when he joins a.nother secret society. How can he assume new duties until he knows they will not conflict with those he llllS already obligated himself to perform. And a~ain, many innovations of the fundamental laws of Masonry are introduced by these libeml-minded men who hold membership in various societies. They are not safeguards for the ancient landmarks of the Order. We regret that our Lodges are not properly tilell; too many lodge-room.

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We regr~t thllt members of our beloved Institution are known to indulge in the usc of intoxicating drinks, profanity, gambling, quarreling, backbiting, cheating I1lld defrauding -vices which deprave and brutalize a man. â&#x20AC;˘ We regret that many of our members, actuated by the true spirit of our Soeiety, and who practise its teachings, arc withholding their presence and support because of the evils we speak of. We regret that Locl.ges arc slow to notice and bring to discipline those who thus offend. Your Grand Master regrets that "the nec('A~sity of the case compels him to call your attention to these fad~, Hnd he appeals to you in the nllme of Masonry to assist in correcting the evils which threatcn to underminc and bring dishonor tind reproach upon the FraternitY,-a society that teaches in the strongest manuel' possible the virtues of temperance, fortitude, prudence and justice, and the tenets of brotherly love, relief and truth; faith, ~~W~\\~~Il\1 charity should lead in every good work, and set ItIl example t.hat others may There is matter enough contained in the foregoing extracts to awaken deep solicitude lInd evoke most profound thought among all true lovers of the Masonic ~nstitntion. . We cull the following decisions: _ 1. That any Brother in good standing has the right to object to the initiation, pal'sing or raising in his Lodge, of a CltllfUdllte at any time previous to taking the O. B. The Rrother objeetin!{ is not required to give his reasons. l'here is this difference between It rejection and black ball. A Brother'has the right to withdraw his objections at any time, and the work goes on. The records should show that objections were made.

2. The fee, if paid in advance, should be returned to rejected candidates. 3. That a Brother has UlC right to petition old the Dimit.

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Lodge for membership ttl. any time, no

6. A ballot should be taken even if the petition committee report unfavorably. 7. Any Lodge can file objed-ions in another Longe against the conferring of either of the degrees; bnt the reasons must be given, ttnd if of a trivial nature they need not be recognized, otherwise they must be respected. 8. That no Grnnd Master, Deputy Grand Master, Grand Warnen, Grand Treasurer"or Grand Se(~retary can, lit the same time, be the Master Of Warden of a particular Lodge. 9. That a nirnitted Master Mason has the right to petition and join Master Masons, no matter w~ere he may reside.

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10. \'\'hen the Master of It Lodge has been removed from office for any cause, and the Lodge placed nnder the charge of the ~euior Wllfnen, he performs all the duties as though he were the Master himself. Althongh he is not in possession of the Past l\Inster's degree, there is nothing that would prevent IlIlY Past Master being present at such meeting'. 13. 1'hltt in making np the quorum for opening a Lodge visiting Brethren may be countell, hut lIO imporhlllt business ean be transacted without seven members of the Lodge being present. In balloting there lllust be seven bulls in the box. I G. L.-Ap. 11.

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14. You cannot install a Brother by proxy. 15. A petition should not be permitted to be witdhrawn after it is ~ade of record. 16. That a non-affiliated MlISter :Mason can present his petition as often as he pleases, for affiliation, aUII regardless of time. 17. The right of a Brother to cast a black ball cannot be questioned in any case where a secret ballot is had; neither should the Lodge, or any of it~ members, attempt to find out who cast it; full protection must be given to the Brother casting a black ball. The following question was propollilded to the ,Grand Master. unqualified" No."

'1'0 it he gave an

Can a Brother Muster Mason withdraw from a Lodge with the intention of holding his Dimit, when reasons are verbally given that he docs not attelid Lodge, and does not want to pay clues? Thus the Committee on Jurisprudence and the Report was adopted, overruling the Grand Master's decision: Your committee is of the unanimous opinion that it is the absolute right of each find every Brother to IISk for his Dimit whenever he may see fit; his reasons are his own, and he commits no crime in so doing. While it ili the duty of each and every :Milson to lJelong to a Lodge, and our ancient constitutions provide that he should do so, this your committee deem as advisory and not mandatory. We have no right to compel a Brother to do so, and if 11 Brother desires his Dimit for the purpose of holding the same, he has that right, although the pmctice is one that ought to be dIscountenanced and discouraged; and by dirnitting, and while holding his Dimit, the Brother is deprived, after twelve rnontllJj from the date thereof, of all the rigflts, privileges and benefits of :MlISonry, as provided in Rule 23. Your Committee therefore recommend that the decision of tbe Grand Master be not allirmed. Bro. Leonard W. Colby delivered an admirable Omtion, which was published, and for' WhlCh he received a cordial vote of thanks. He concluded his Oration thus: My Friends and Brothers: May our noble Order live on throughout all time; may it~ high ideal he crowned with all the added lustre and glories of succeeding ages, as IL living reality; and in t.he" Sweet bye and bye," when you and I shall have been called to the Grund Lodge above. and laid our bodies to rest in the" Vale of Craftsmen," beneath the quiet of the stars, may there be a full accomplishment of its lofty mission, which, in the })oetic diction of Dr. Arnold, is, "to retune the mystic harp of life to the sublimer melodies of love; to breathe upon the smoldering spark of-charity, and expand it to a worldembracing flame; to cement again the broken links of the golden chain of harmony, and thus re-establish the unit.y of man." • No Report on Foreign Correspondence published, owing to financial considerations. The journal shows the election of M. W., Edward K. Valentine, of West Point, as Grand IIfaster, and Wm. R. Bowen, of Omaha, as Grand Secretary. A few days since, we received a circular from the Grand Secretary froni which we clip the following:

B1'othcr Freema.sons:

OMAHA, September 9th, 5878.

Since ·Wednesday last our Grand Master, Frank Welch, has not been seen of men. Death then took him from our view. He WIIS stricken down with unfinished designs upon his trestle-board, skilled workman as he was. His work was not done;· his death WitS untimely; and his Brethren mourn. We confess our inability to unde:rstand how Frank Welch was Grand Master September 9th, when Edward K. Valentine was elected in June. We wait for information.

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... QUEBEC, 1877. Ry writing- IUld waiting we sUl'ceeded in secllrillg a copy of the joul'I1:l1 of the Grand Lodge of Qnebec. It came so late as to preclude a satisfactory review, find eaul::ied us to assign it to the supplement.

The eighth annual session was held in the city of Montreal, September 26,1877. "1\L W., Bro. Jas. Dunbar, G. M., on the throne;" R. W., John H. Isaacson, G. Sec. Representatives from fifty-two chartered Lodges were present. Fraternal relations were formally established between the Grand Lodges of Srotland and Quebec. • The Address of the Grand Master was brief and confined wholly to local interests. Dispensations for three new Lodges had been gTa.nted. A number of Reports were pUblished, coming from the Distriet Deputy GraIHll\-lasters. No Report on Foreign Correspondence. Much business was transacted-indeed the body seemed to haye been a yery busy and industrious one. ' MELROURNE M. TAIT, Montreal, G.1\.[. .JOHN H. ISAACSON, l\Iontreal, G. Sec.

We thus end our work in reviewing those Proceedings whieh came to hand after our Report was completed. Their lnte arrival necessitated a Supplement.

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Appendix.

CONCLUSION. A "conclusion" is as necessary as a commcncement. A Report on Forcign Correspondence must have a "conelusion" as necessarily us a sehool- girl's letter the inevitablc "Post~cript." To us the" conclusion" has been a coveted point. 'Ve have reached it. Our l路cvi.cw is cnrled. As our first effort, we havc more rcgrets than pleasure concerning it. The chief one is that it is so much longer than was intended or desired. Inexperience misled IIS. Want of knowledge permitted an unlooked for extension, both as to commcl,lls aud selections. Our chief ~onviction in this "conclusion" is that we should have concluded fifty or sixty pages sooner. In this view many will concnr. We

will not except to such verdict. It is our own. production in this line in the future.

A like fault will not lJ1A.rk allY

We cOllfess to a timidity in keeping with our inexperience in enu)ring upon this new and strange work. To ourselves the field was so vast, the faces so strange, and the labor so important, that with hesit..'Ulcy wc took our place among the gleancrs and workmcn. We have, howcver, mane the acquaint..'tnce of an army of workers with whom we feel more at case than we expected. Fear has given place to appreciation find timidity yielded to confidence. \Ve remember that all these toilers in a common field arc "BRETHREN." 'Ve have found them to be broad-minded and clear-headed THI~KERS as well as earnest workers. Recognizing the fact thatw01'k is the evidence of growth, and that growth is the measure of life, we are prepared to estimate the worth of our fellow workers, and determine the vitl\lity of tl1'tl Institution they represent. By their works as well as fruits are we to judge the laborers in this broad moral vineyard, and estimate the wurth of the Masonic Fraternity. These workers are Occup)'ing commallding positions for usefulness, and laboring in realms of the real, where thought glows, and treasures of knowledge open, opulent and grllmL路 Among these Brethren we arc happy to be found, and only ask to be welcomed and recognized as a co-worker tugether with them. Through the partiality of those in authority, we are Msigned for another )'ear to the cultivation of this pleasant and inviting field. To those similarly situated we extend cordial greetings. To our Grand Lodge we promise bettcr things than in the past.

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DISTRICT AND D. D. G. MASTERS. GRA.ND SEG.RETARY'S STA.TEMENT SIIOWING LOCATION OF

LODG'ES ACCORDING TO DISrrRICrrS TOGETHER WITH THE POPULATION IN EACH COCNTY A8 TAKEN FROJ\I THE LAST CENSUS .

• FIRST DISTRICT. S. W. B. CARNEGY, D. D. G. M., CANTON.

No. Name oj Lodge. Scotland (pop. 1°,6(0)............. Hi Memphis do 41 \-etna do 378 Kilwinning

Location. i>Iemphis. Aetnll. Uniontown.

Lewis (lWP. In,114) do do do do do do

100 Canton 222 Ft1.rnlers 287 Craft :170 Williamstown 4!H Lewistown

Langrange. Mollticello. Canton. LaBclJe. Canton. Willi3.lnstown. Lewistown.

Clark (pop. 13,G(7) do do do do

180 Des 1\,foines 200 FairJnollnt. RI8 Eldorudo 362 IIirUlll 404 AlexalHlria

COHnty.

Wyaconda

nS ·Monticello

Athcns. :Fairnlonnt. Luray. Kahokll. Alexllndria.

SECOND DISTRICT. .JOHN URE, D. D. G. 1\'1.,

Marion (1)OP. 22.504)................ 18 Palmyra do 28 St. Johns do 188 Hannibal do ~ ~ 406 Itnne do 502 Philadelphia: Shelby (pop. 10,1l0)................ 96 St. Andrews do ,.: 415 Hullllewell do 228 Shclbina do 30j Clarcncc /

HA~NIBAL.

Marion. Rannibal. Hannibal. H!lnnibl1l. Philadelphia. Shelbyville. Hunnewell. Shelbina. Clarcllce.

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THIRD DISTRICT. LEE A. HALL, D. D. G. M., LOUISIANA.

County.

No.

Name oj Lodge.

Monroe (pop. 17,149)............... 19 Paris Union do 23 Florida do 42 Middle Grove do 64 :Monroe do 91 :Madison do 223 Woodlawn do 240 Granville do 462 Santa Fe

Location. Paris. Florida. Middle Grove. :l\Ionroe. M:ll.dison. '\Voodlawn. Granville. Santa Fe.

Ralls (pop. 10,510).................. 33 Ralls do 235 Ionic do 302 Lick Creek do 307 New London

Center. Van Rensslaer. Perry. New London.

Pike (pop. 33,076) do do do do do do do do do

Clarksville. Ashley. Louisiana. Bowling Green. Prairieville. Spencersburg. Curryville. Frankford Louisiana. Paynesville.

:............. 17 76

92 136 137 239 399 192

19[> 499

Clarksville Ashley Perseyverancc Phamix Prairieville Spencersburg Pike Frankford Globe Paynes';ille

FOURTH DISTRICT. Wl\L H. CRENSHAW, D. D. G. M., NEW 8ALEl\I, LINCOLN CO.

St. Charles (pop. 21,130) do do do Lincoln (pop. ]4,037) do do do do '" do

46 Welltzville 124 Dardenne 241 Palestine

260 Mechanicsville 14 :l1 199 270 428

Auburn Troy New IIope New Salem Louisville ,173 Kineveh

Warren (pop.9,673)................ 11 Pauldingville do 54 Douglas do 231 Warrenton :

Wentzville. O'Falloll. St. Charles. Mechanicsville.

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Auburn. Troy. Ne\\' Ilope. New Salenl. Louisville. Nineveh.

Wright City. ~ ..Marthasville. 'Varrenton.

FIFTH DISTRICT. HORACE W. POCOKE, D. D. G. M., MONTGOMERY. ,

Montgomery (l)OP. 10,405'....... 72 Danville do 178 Griswold do 216 Montgomery do 2;>0 High Hill do 261 Florence

Dallville. Price's Branch. ~Molltgom'ryCity. ITigh Hill. New Florence.

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Fifth ])is/rid Continued.l

l.ocation. Jonesburg. l\-fiddletown. '" el1svillc. Lont.re Island.

Ncone of Lodge. No. 374 Golden Rule :-;75 Plumb 194 \V cJ Isville 492 DlLg~ett..

County.

Montgomery (pop. 10,405) do

do do

SIXTH DIS'rRICT.

~ARTH,

Boone (pop. 20,7f>ii)................. 59 do 67 do 11·1 do 1.'if> do 174 do 336 'Howard (pop. 17,2:l:l).............. 47 do 51 do 70 do ~ 3ufi do ,1

D. D. G. 1\1., COLUMBIA.

Ccntralia Rocheport Twilight.. Ashland .Sturgeon Hallsville Fayette Livingston ~ Roltnoke Ancient Lltndmark Howurd

Ccntralill. Roehcport. CoIIlJubia. Ashland. Stllrgcon. Hul1sville. Fayettc. Gla.sgow. Roanoke. Harrisburg. ~ .. New Franklin.

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SEVENTH DISTRICT . .A. B. M'G.AFFEY, D. D. G. 1\1.. 1\IOBERLY.

Randolph (pop. 15,908)........... do do do do do do do Chnriton (pop. 19,135) do do do do

30 44 151 161 186 344 486 108 73 74 202 208 394

Huntsville Jacksonville l\Iilton Clifton Hill.. l\forality Moberly Cairo Gothic Eureka \Varren \\'estville Salisbury Dagan

Carroll (j)()JJ. 17,445)................ do do do do

52 Wukllnda 373 Mandeville 417 Covenant 249 Carroll 39 Dc\Vitt

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Hllnt.<;ville. Jaeksollville. Milton. Clifton Hill. RcniClk. l\foberly. Cairo. ·Moberly. Brunswick. Keytesville. \"estville. Salisbury. l'oIcndon. Carrollton. M:andcville. CUITOlltoll. Norbornc. De\Vitt.

EIGHTH DISTRICT. DAVID BAIRD, D. D. G. 111., KIRKSVILLE.

Knox (pop. 10,974).................. 6 Ark do 168 Colon~' do 181 Novelty do 291 :Edina do 414 Greensburg

Ncwark. C()lony. Novcltj·. Edina. Grccnsbllrg.

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Eighth District Continued.)

County.

No.

:Macon (pop. 23,230) do do do do do do do

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Name of Lodge.

Locat'ilm. Callao.

38 Callao 102 Bloomington 146 :McGee

l~loolnington.

237 LllPlata 268 Lodge of 'f.ruth 402 Gavel. 172 Censer 498 Kaseyville

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Adair (pop. 11.449) do

College !l-ioulld. LaPlata. Atlanta. New Cmubria. l\facon. Kl\Seyville.

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319 Paulville 105 Kirksville

PaulvilJe. Kirksville.

NINTH DISTRICT. G. W. WILSON, D. D. G. M.,QUEEN CITY.

Schuyler (pop. 7,987) do do do : do

259

379

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380 Queen City

427 Glenwood 244 Middle Fabius

21 Greencastle 126 Seaman

Queen City. Glellwood. Downillg.

Sullivan (pop. 11,908) do do . do

389 Arcanll 447 Fairview

Greencastle. Milan. Wintersville. Scottsville.

Putnam (pop. 11,217) do do

171 Hartford HIO Putnam 210 Unionville

Hartford. Newtowll. Ullionvillc.

'l'EN'rH DISTRICT. W. K. l\l'GRATH, D. D. G. M., TRENTON.

Grnndy (1JnP. 10,5(7) do do

111 Trenton 141 Oriental.

253 Lindley

Mercer (pop. 11,5;,7)............... 35 Mercer do 206 Somerset do 258 Ravanna \,

Trenton. Trenton. Lindley. Princetoll. Cleopatm. Ravanna.

ELEVENTH DISTRICT. 'l'OBIAS B. SHERER, D. D. G. M., BETHANY.

Harrison (pop. 14,635)............ do do do do Gentry (pop. 11,607) do do do ., ;

97 Bethany 257 Lodge of Light 358 Cainsville 442 :Mt. Lcbanon 128 Lorraine 125 Gentryville 127 Athens 252 Alallthus .. ~ 312 }vIto Pleasant.

Bethany. Eagleville. Cainsville. Mt. l\loriah. Lorraine. Gentryville. Albany. Alanthus Grove. M:t. Pleasant.

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Eleventh Distrwt Continued.] No. Name 849 Lone Star 377 Ancient Craft 332 Ryland

C01tnty.

Gentry (l)(J]J. 11,(07) do· do

do do Worth do do do do

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OJ Lodge.

Location. Lone Star. King City. Berlin. Havana. :.ls1and City. Allendale. Gl'ant City. Denver. Defiance. Oxford.

U.D. Havana *." 109 Island City 198 Allensville 284 Lilly 8~1 Jonathan R8 Defiance U.D. Oxford *

5,004)

TWELFTH DISTRICT. A. M. DOCKERY, D. D. G. M' I GALLA1.'IN.

Caldwell (pop. 11,390) do : do do do

Mirabile IIamiltoll Breckenridge Kingstoll 232 Polo

166 224 834 118

Daviess (IJ01). 13,419)................. 15 Western Star do ~ (1) l'attonsburg do 201 Jaluesport do 488 Lock Hprillg do ! 500 Janlesoll do 409 Civil Bend

,MiralJilc. Hamiltoll. Breckenridgc. KingstoJl. Polo.

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Victoria. Pattonsburg. Jamesport. Lock Spring. Jameson. Civil Bend.

rrHIRTEENrl'H DISTRICT. B. F. RECORDS, D. D. G. M' l LIBERTY.

Ray (pop. 18,700).................... 57 Richmond do 309 King Hiram do :\22 IIaI'din do 338 l\Jyrtle 884 HarnlOn)' • do do , 3!l3 Bee Hive do 444 Ada Clay (JJOp. 15,564)............ ...... do ................................... do ................................... do ................................... do ......... do ....................:

Richmolld. J{lloxville. Hardin. lIfillville. Vibbard. Lawson Station. Orrick.

31 Liberty 193 Angerona 207

Liberty. ·Missouri City. Green ville. Paradise P. O. Kcarney. Smithvillc.

Clay

289 Acacia 311

Kearne)'

138 1'cmpe.ral1ce

FOURTEEN'rH DISTRICT. D. P. WALLINGFORD, D. D. G. M' l ST • .JOSEPH.

Buchanan (pop. 35.109).......... 10 Agency do 22 Wellington do 78 St. Joseph

Agency. De Kalb. St. Joseph.

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Fourteenth District Continued.] County. No. Buchanan (pop. 35,109)...... 101 do 150 do 189 do 204 do 238 do 331 do 376

Name of Lodge. Ellston Birming Zeredatha Rowley Rushville Charity King HilL

[Oct. Location. Easton. Halleck. St. Joseph. Arnoldsville. Rushville. St. Joseph. Ncar St. Joe.

FIFTEENTH DISTRICT. .TAMES S. HART, D. D. G. M., MOUND CITY.

Atchison (pop. 8,440) do do do

157 North Star 357 Phelps 483 Irish Grove.:

Holt (pop. 11,6(2) do do do

139 214 294 371

200 Sonora

Oregon Forest CitY ],{oundCity Craig

Rockport. Sonora. Phelps City. Irish Grove. Oregon. l ..Forest City. Mound City. Craig.

SIXTEENTH DISTRICT. .TAMES B. AUSTIN, D. D. G. M., ST. LOUIS.

St. Louis (pop. 500,000)........... 1 Missouri.. do 2 l\feridian do 3 Beacon do 9 George 'Yllshington do 20 St. Louis do 25 Naphtali do 40 Mt. :Moriah do 45 Bonhomme do j............ 79 Polar Star do 80 Bridgeton do 121 Erwin 163 OccidentaL .do do 167 Orient Francais do 179 Pride of the v\'est do' 218 Good Hope do 243 Keystone _ do 267 Aurora do 281 Fenton do' 282 Cosmos : do 323 Corner-Stone do 360 Tuscan do 416 Cache do 420 ltasca do 443 Anchor do 445 \Vest Gate ~ do 460 Lamb-skin do 484 KirkWOOd do 95 Meramec

St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. Manchester. St. Louis. Bridgcton. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. South St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. Fenton. St. Louis. St. I"ouis. St. Louis. South St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. Kirkwood. Eureka.

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Appendix. SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT . .TOHN H. PUGH, D. D. G. M., UNION.

Connty.

No.

Name of Lodge.

Franklin (pop.30,098)............ 27 Evergreen do 159 Pacific do 173 Union do 251 Irape do 363 Fraternal do 69 Sullivan

Location. N'ew Haven. Pacifir. Unioll. "'ashington. Robertsville. Sullivan.

EIGHTEENTH DISrrRICT. ARAUNAH. PARKHURsrr, D

Ste. Genevieve (pop. 8,384)

220 Salinc

St. Francois (pop. 9,741) do do do

132 234 424 430

Madison (pop. 5,859)

110 Marcus

D. G. 1\1., FARl\IINGTON.

Farmingtoll St. Francois Samaritan Iron MOllntain

St. Mary's. Farmillgton. Libertyville. Big River Mills. lron Mountain. Fredericktown.

NINETEENTH DISTRICT. , WM. B. WILSON, D. D. G. M., CAPE GIRARD.EAU.

Cape Girardeau (lWp.17,558).. 93 St. :ilfark's do 103 'Vest View do 221 ]'Iystic Tic do 441 Excelsior do U. D. 'VilSOll *

Cape Girardeau. Millersville. Oak Ridge. Jackson. Sha'vneetown.

Perry (pop. 9,877)

457 Triple 1'ie

Bra7.eau.

Bollinger (1WP. 8,1(2) do

298 M~rble IIill 440 Trowe1.

Marble Hill. Lut€sville.

TWENTIETH DISTRICT. ; .T:H. BETHUNE, D. D. G. M" CHARLJtJSTON.

Pemiscott (pop. 2,509)

461 Caruthersville

Caruthersville.

New Madrid (pop. 6,3.':,7) do

176 Point Pleasant.. 429 New r.Iadrid

N~w

Mississippi (pop. 4,(82)

129 Charleston

Scott (pop. 7,317) do

306 Ashlar ::nO Sikeston

'" Dispensation continued.

Point Plensfint. lIfadrid.

Charleston. Commerce, · Sikeston.

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Appendix. TWENTY-FIRST DISTRICT. VAN H. HARRISON, D. D. G. l\I., CLARKTON.

Connly. Dunklin (pop. 5,982) do do do ;

No. 130 212 215 347

Name oj Lodge. West Prairie Four Mile HornersyiIle Landlnllrk

Stoddard (1J()]J. 8,fl35) do

133 Bloomfield 489 Lakeville

Location. C1arkton. Four :rvlile. Cotton Plant. Kennett. Bloomfic1d. Lakeyille.

TWENTY-SECOND DISTRICT . .TOEL D. YANCEY, D. D. G. l\L, PIEDMONT.

Butler (pop. 4,208)

209 Poplar Bluff

Carter (pop. 1,'155)..................

Poplar Bluff. .

Ripley (pop. 3,754) do

304 Faithful.. 369 Conlposite

Little Black. Doniphan.

Wayne (pop. 6,068 do

158 Johnson 449 Piednlont

Greenville. Piednlont.

TWENTY-THIRD DIS'rRICT. .T. F. BENNETT, D. D. G. M., CALEDONIA.

Washington (1)()P. 11,719)........ 12 Tryo do 131 Potosi. do 143 Irondale

Caledonia. Potosi. Irondale.

Iron (pop. 6,278) : do

133 Star of the West.. 351 Mosaic

Ironton. Bclleview.

Reynolds (pop. 3,756)

455 Barnesville

I.,ogan's Creek.

TWENTY-FOURTH DISTRICT. D. M. CAUGHILIJ, D. D. G. M., CHAMOIS.

Gasconalle (po]J.10,09:l) do

123 Hcrmann 37 Cedar

Hermann. Burbois.

Osage (pop. 10,793).................. 66 Linn do 185 Chamois do : 432 Dauphine

Linn. Chamois.

Maries (pop. fi,!l15).............

Vienna.

94 Vienna

Dau~?ine.

TWENTY-FIFTH DISTRICT . .J. l\L ORCHARD, D. D. G. M., SALEM.

Crawford (pop. 9,982)............. 77 Lebanon do 94 Evening Star

Steelville. Cuba.

Phelps (pop. 10,507) do do

230 St. James 346 Arlington 236 Rolla

St. James. Arlington. Rolla.

Dent (pop. 6,357)

225 Salem

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County. No. Name oj Lodge. Shannon (pop. 2,33!)).............. .. 255 Alton Oregon (pop. 3,287) do 387 \Voocl~idc Texas (pO)). 9,618) do do do

177 295 469 116

Howell (pO)). 1,218)

327 l\H. Zion

Location. .. Alton. Thomasvillc.

TexfLs Latirncr 1'IlltO Barncs

Houston. Licking. 1'1ato. Gravel Point. West Plains.

'!'WENTY-SEVEN'fH DISTRICT. H. B. HAMILTON, D. D. G. l\f., .TEl<'FERSON CITY, Cole (pop. 10,292).................... 4:1 Jefferson do 211 Hickory TIm

.Tetn:lrson CUy. Hickory Hill.

Miller (pop. 6,(16) do do do

Pleasllnt MOllnt. Iberia. TnscumlJia. Brunlley.

134 路110 437" 20:1

PlefLsant :\lount lberia. Tuscumhia : Hrurnley

TWENTY-EIGHTH DISTRICT. .JOHN W. FARRIS, D. D. G. M., LEBANON. Pulaski (pop. '1,714)...

382

Camden (pop. 6,108) do

152 Linn Creek '1il:~ Mack's Creek

Richland /

. RiehlalHl.

Linn Cr~ek.

Ma~k's Creek.

'!'WENTY -NINT~ DISTRICT. .J. W. ROBERTSON, D. D. G. M., OZARK. Douglas (pop. 3,!llii)

07Alrk (pop. 8,636)

,196 Robert Burns

Gainesville.

Taney (poJi. {-10G) do

452 Forsyth U. D. l\Iendota*

Christian (IWP. 6,707)

352 Frielld

Forsyth. Protenl. Ozark.

THIR'fIETH DISTRICT. .TONA'l'HAN E. TEFFT, D. D. G. M., SPRINGFIELD. Webster (pop. 10,4:14) do do Wright (POJJ. 5,8M) do

98 Webster 459 Hazelwood 439 Mt. Olive

:i\Iarshfic1d. \Valdo. \Vebster.

411 Joppa 477 Henderson

l\.HartviUe. Henderson.

"' Dispcnsation continued.

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ThiTtieth DistTict Continued.]

County. Greene (pop. 21,549) do do ' do do do

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No. Name of Lodge. 145 Rising Star 271 Solomon 297 Ozark 341 Relief 422 Gate of the Temple 435 St. Nicholas .. United . O'Sullivan 497 Strafford

Location.

Ebenezer. Springfield. Fair Grove. Brookline. N. Springfield. Cllve Spring. Springfie1d. \Valnut Grove, Straft'ord.

THIRTY-FIRS'!' DIST RIC'!' . â&#x20AC;˘T. M. RITCHEY, D. D. G. 1\1., NEWTONIA.

McDonald (pop. 5,226) do do

1018 Yancey 358 Comfort 115 Border

Pineville. RockyComfort. South \Vest City:

Newton (pO]l. 12,821) do do do

175 Newton 216 Granby 2!7 Neosho 478 Racine

Ncwtonill. Granhy. Neosho. Racine.

THIRTY-SECOND DISTRICT. E. P.LINZEE,D.D.G.M.,MT. VERNON.

Lawrence (pop. 13,067) do do ' do do do

269 390 400 452 468 99

Rock Prairie Marionville Decatur Verona Red Oak ],ft. Vernon

Bllrry (pop. 10,373) do Stolle (pO]). 3,253)......

367 Barry 383. Pythagoras .

Ash Grove. Marionville. Peirce City. Veronlt. Gray's Point. l\ft. Vernon. \Vashburn. Cassville. .

THIRTY-THIRD DIS'l'RICT. .T. E. HARDING, D. D. G. M., NEVADA.

Vernon (pop. 11,246) do do do do

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303 Osa.ge 448 Schell City 490 ]'10ntevallo 451 Argyle 493 Vernon

Nevada. Schell City. :Montevallo. Nevada. ],10unds.

Dade (pop. 8.683).................... 87 Washington do : 446 Greenfield do 458 :i\1elville

Greenfield. Greenfield. Dadeville.

Barton (pop. 5,087) do

Lllmar. Golden City.

292 LaDlar 475 Golden

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Appendix. THIRTY-FOURTH DISTRICT. [RESIGNED.]

County. Hickory (pop. 6,452) do

No.

Narne of Lodge. Hogle's Creek 288 Hcnnit.llge·

Polk (pop. 12,445) do : do •. do do

144 Modern 160 Pleasant 195 Bolivar 431 Cement 467 Pleasant Hope

Humansville. !>forrisville. Bolivfir. Half \\Tay. Plcasant Hope.

Dallas (pop. 8,383) do do

300 Dorie 36] Riddick 396 Western Light..

Forkner's Hill. Buffalo. Louisbllrg.

Cedar (pop. 9,474) cio do do

283 St.ockton 286 I-Iesperilln 359 Garret.t 482 Clintonville

Stockton. Virgil City, \Vhite Hare. Clintonville.

279

;

T,or-allon. Q,llincy. IIcrmitage.

rrHIR'l'Y-FIFTH DISTRrC'l'. .J. G. l\lIDDLECOFF, D. D. G. M., CLIN'l'ON.

Henry (l)OP. 17,401)................. 29 Windsor do 68 Tebo do 184 Calhoun do 343 Agricola do ; 408 lVlontrose do 426 Leesville do ; 481 Clillton

Windsor. Clinton. Calhoun. Norris Fork. :Montrose. Lecsville. Clintoll.

St. Clair (pop.6,742) do do do do

Osceola. Roscoe. Lowr)· City. Taherville. Appleton City.

273 St. c::lair

342 Circle 403 Lowry City 419 Star 412 Appleton City

THIRTY-SIXTH DIS'l'RICT. F. H. CLARK, D. D. G. l\f., EAS'l' LYNNE.

Cass (pop. 19,296) do ,do do do do do do do

. 147 276 372 386 405 219

Cass Grand River NOll pareil. Dayton : Meridian Sun Everett 450 Belton 480 Jewel.

Harrisonville. Freeman. East L)·nne. DR)·ton. Austin. Everett. Belton. Pleasant Hill.

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THIRTY路SEVENTH DISTRICT. P. G. WOODS, D. D. G. M., VERSAILLES.

Benton (pop. 11,322) do do

County.

365

No.

Name of Lodge. Warsaw 418 Clcar Crcck 454 Benton

路Wa1'saw. FortJ-'yon. Lincoln.

Location.

Morgan (pop. 8,431) do do

381 421

IOlll::t.. Euclid 117 Versailles

Bamcttsvillc. Vcrsailles. Vcrsaillcs.

THIRTY-EIGHrl'H DISTRICT. W. M. WILLIAMS, D. D. G. M., BOONEVILLE.

Cooper (llOp. 20,6(2)................ 36 Coopcr 00 142 Pleasant G rove~ do 456 \Vallacc do 277 \Vln. D. l\fuir Pettis (lWP. 18,7!l6)

2.'36 Seoalia

do do do do

272 (;ranite 340 ADlity 485 Paragoll &1 Potter

l\foniteau (pop. 11,335) do do

Booneville. Otterville. Bunccton. Pilot Grove.

Tipt.on 183 California 295 1II0niteau

Sedalia. Sedalia. Snlithton. Greell Ridge. Longwood.

Tiptou. CtLlifornia. Jarnestown.

'rHIR'rY-NINTH DISTRICT. HORACE W. WINSOR, D. D. G. M., LEXINGTON.

Lafayette (11op. 23,(23)............ 61 Waverly do 122 Dover do 149 Lexington do 320 Chapel Hill do 464 Aullville do 471 Mount Hope do 32 Lafayettc

\\'avc1'ly. Dover. Lcxington. Chapel Hill. Aullville. Mount Hope. I..exington.

Saline (pop. 21,(82)................. 55 Arrow Rock do u3 Cambric1gc do 85 l\Iialni do 205 Trilumina do 217 Barbee do 275 Tranquility do 337 Malta do 487 IIerndon

Arrow Rock. CarTloridge. :Miallri. Man;hall. Brownsville. Centreville. :Maltll. Bend. Herndon.

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Appendix. FORTIETH DISTRICT. WH. E. WHITING, D. D. G. M., KANSAS CITY. County.

Name of Lodge. 76 Independence 104 Heroine 107 Golden Square 220 Kansas, City ' 316 Rnral 3G4 King David 2!l!l TClnple 2G3 Sllillmit 324 :l\!eDonald 391 Raytown 392 Christian f)()1 Buckner

VJcation. Independenee. Kanslis City. West Port. Kansas City. Kansas City. Kansas City. KanslLS City. Lee's Summit. Independcnce. Raytown. Pink Hill. Buckner.

No.

Jackson do do do do do do do do do do do

FORTY-FIRST DISTRICT. ~ARTHAGE•

JOHN T. RUFFIN, D. D. G. M.,

.Jasper (pop. 14,929) do do do do do do :

197 Carthage 278 Avilla , 293 Sarcoxie

335 :Medoc

Carthage. A villa.

8arcoxje. EaRt Joplin. Joplin. Midway. Oronogo.

Fellowship Jasper 171 :Mineral. 3,15 398

FORTY-SECOND DISTRICT.

RICHARD

Jefferson (pop. 15,380) do : do

M'MUI,r,IN, D. D. G. M., HILLSBORO. 119 De Soto 174, .Toachim

Dc 80to. Hillsboro. IIanovcr.

256 Shekinah

FOR'rY-THIRD DISTRICT. PETER GOl>FREY, D. D. G. M., FULTON.

Callaway (lJOP. 19,202)............. 8 Williamsburg do 48 Fulton <10 60 . New Bloomfield do 81 Hickory Grove do 154 Coneord..: do 242 Portland do 314 St. Aubert do ~ .. 425 Cedar City do 187 Henry Clay: G. L.-Ar.

1~.

Williamsburg. Fulton. New Bloomfield. Hallsville 1'. O. Concord, Portland. St.. Aubert. ~ Cedar City. Millersburg.

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FORTY-FOURTH DISTRICT. GEOR~E R. HUNT, D: D. G. M., WARRENSBURG.

County. Johnson (pop. 24,649) do do do do do do do do

No. 229 245 262 26<1 265 280

313

Name of Lodge. Mitchell Knob Noster Holden Fayetteville Corinthian Lodge of Peace Kingsville Centre View

466 135 W arrensbu.~g

Location. Columbus. Knob Noster. Holden. :Fayettevme. Warrensburg. Chilhowee. Kingsville. Centre View. ~Warrensburg.

FORTY-FIFTH DISTRICT. A . .T. SATTERLEE, D. D. G.

Bates (pop. 1f>,960) do do do do

M.,

CRESCENT HILL.

HO Papinviile 2f>4 Butler 315 Altona 3.'i0 Tyrian 368 Crescent Hill.

;

Papinville. Butler. Altona. Tohnstown. Crescent Hill.

FORTY-SIX'l'H DISTRICrr. REUBEN BARNEY, D. D. G. M.,

;~~~~:~~:~~~::

Livingston (pop. 16,731)......... 89 do 170 do : 333 Chillicothe do : &.'\5 Alexander do 388 Farmersvill c do 434 do 407

:::::

CHII,J~ICOTHE.

:~.'.::::: ::: ::::::::::: :~~li~~~cothC. :

Chillicothe. Bedford. Farmers\' ille.

;~~r~~~~~::::::::::::::·.· :::::·.:::::::::·.·.:::::::::~~~~:~~~~·le.

Linn (lJOP. 15,900).................. do do do do ...................................

82 .J ll.ckson 86 Brookfield 90 King Solomon 227 Cypress 233 Bucklin 325· Dockery

Linneus. Brookfield. Bt. Catherine. Laelede. Bucklin. Bottsville.

FORTY-SEVENrrH DISTRICrr. J~.

A. BARITEAU, D. D. G. M., MARYVILLE.

Nodaway (pop. 14,751) do do do do do do ~ do do

112 Graham 165 :Maryville

196 301 329 470 172 474 50

QuitITlan : \Vhite Hall. Kennedy.: Nodaway Pickering Guilford Xenia

Graham. l\faryville. Quitnlll..Jl, Barnal·d. Lanlar Station. l\fllryville. Pickering. Guilford. Hopkins.

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1878.] Forty-seventh Distrkt Continued.] County. No. Andrew (pop. 15,137).............. 71 do 138 do 162 do 2-18 do 353 do 41:l

Name of Lodge. Savannah Lincoln Whitesville Rochester Benj. Franklin Valley

Location. Savllllnah. Filmore. White!;vil1e. Rochester. Savannah. Bolckow.

FOR'l'Y-EIGH'l'H DISTRICT. SAMUEl, M. EDWARDS, D. D. G. M' I l\IEXICO.

Audrain (pop. 12,307) do : do do

26 l\Iexico IGG Socinl. 354 Hebron ·191 Vandalia

Mexico. :M:artinsburg. :Mexieo. Vlllldalia.

FORTY-NINTH DISTRICT. MILTON HELWIG, D. D. G. M" CAMERON.

De Kalb do do

(I)OP.

9,&53)

Clinton (]lOp. 14,663)........... do do do do do

182 StewartsviUe 317 Osborn 308 Parrott

Stewartsville. Osborn. l\Ia.ysville.

19 Haynesville Vincil

Hnynesville. Cameron. Plattsburg. Lathrop. Gower. Cameron.

62 113 :l30

Plat~burg

Lathrop 397 Gower 2'J6 Cameron

FIF'l'IE'l'H DISTRICT. II. H. HEDGES, D. D. G. M' I WESTON.

Platte (110]). 17,352).................. 13 IUsing Sun do ;'3 \Veston do 120 Compass do 169 Camden 1'0int.. do 191 Zeruubabel do : 339 Fiddity do :li);, Adelphi. do :.. 366 Unil.nimity

•

Barry. \Veston. Parkville. Camden Point. l'latte City. Farley. Union Mills \Veston .

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.;1ppendix.

REPORT OF GRAND LECTURER. ST. LOUIS, October, 1878. THOMAS C. READY, Esq., Gra1Ut Master oj Masons, St. Louis, "lIo.: MOST WORSHIPFUL SIR October, 1878:

AND

BROTHER-Herewith I present my report for year ending

During the year I .have held Lodges of Instruction at the following places: Appleton City, Brownsville, Butler, California, Cameron, Carrollton, Clinton, DeWitt, Fulton, Greenfield, Herman, Hermitage, Hamilton, Huntsville, Harrisonville, Iberia, .Jefferson City, Kingston, Linn Creek, l\Iount Pleasant, Mount Vernon, Maysville, Marshall, Miami, Moberly, Narbonne, Otterville, Plattsburg, Stewartsville, Sedalia, Salisbury, Tuscumbia, Tipton, Versailles, Warsaw, Washington. At most of these points a number of Lodges were represented, and, with a few exceptions, the meetings lasted several days. At the beginning of the year, it was my intention to make a much more extensive visitation than I afterwards found myself able to do. The elements were against me. During the months of December and January, the almost continuous rains not only reudered it almost impossible for me to travel, but also prevented the attendance of the Brethren. I expected to make up lost time in the summer, but the unprecedented and long continued hot weather made it impossible for me to do as much as I desired. Several districts that I had intended to visit were, therefore, left unattended to. It gives me /{reat pleasure to report that the Lodges are generally in fair condition, as regards a knowledge of the work. As will be shown by the returns, there has not been a large amount of work done in the Lodges, but I am satisfied it has generally becn well done.

Durin'g the year, I have received from the variou·s Lodges visited and those represented at Lodges of Instruction, the sum of two hundred and sixty-nine dollars. A number of Lodges have paid hotel bills for me, but I am unable to state the amount. Herewith I transmit reports of District Lecturers, as follows: E. Schofield, First District. .James Givans, Third District. R. C. Clark, Sixth District. J. J. Dillin~er, Ninth District. S. B. Potter, Sixteenth District. Jno. H. Pugh, Seventeenth District. W. B. Wilson, Nineteenth District. •Jno. E. Barnes, Twenty-sixth District. E. P. Lillzee, Thirty-~econd District.

J. W. Farris, Twenty-eighth District. Jno. D. Abbe, Thirty-fourth District. W. H. Stansbury, Thirty-sixth District. Joseph H. Rea, Thirty-ninth District. P. Godfrey, Forty-third District. Geo. R. Hunt, Forty-fourth District. W. D. Winslow, Forty-seventh District. M. Helwig, Forty-ninth District. J. M. Ritchey, Thirty-first District. Fraternally submitted, ALLAN McDOWELL, Grand Lecturel·.

Appendix.

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REPORT OF GRAND TREASURER. ,'\'. N. LOKER,

GRAND 'l'REASUUER,

In accounlwilh lhe M. W Grand Lodgc, A. F. and A. Jlf., of M'i.ssO'Itri.

1877.

DR.

October 12, To lJalance : ;................ $10,848 87 November 10, To cash..................................................................... 211 00 24,

123 ilO

December 8,

19320

21,

1!l1 15

1878. Febr\}ary 2, March 19, August 2,

25870 27475

(Received, July 11,)

1877.

October

CR.

12, By check, $100, $25

.. $

12.') ()()

13,

20500

$200, $5

18,

1000

19,

500 00

3,50;) 00

20,

$3,000, S500

22,

15000

27,

5000 2100

November 1, 10,

362O _ 3 2.')

14. 24,

22 fJO

26,

December

5&1 Iii - - - - $12,645 32

$2<'>, $11.20

1000 $40.80, $1.75

4255 395

8, 10,

6500

13,

17300

15,

4000

19,

50000

26,

GOO 00

Appendix.

174 ISiS. January

[Oct.

By Check,

$1,581 10

1000

5000

2i 10

12,

1550

14,

2500

24,

6500

February

$500, $15.50, $25, $33.3.'>

5i385

March

$2.'">0, $100, $15.25

36525 51600

April

81.ii>, $9.25, $5, $500

May

$11.50, $i.&'>, $..')

24 35

June

$500, $250, $25

i7500

.July August

$25, $14,

$2~.88,

$2.'">0

$500, $10, $80

September

$300, $190.50, $25

;

309 88

590 00

51550

October

Balance

1,14-134 - - - - $12,645 32

October

2, '1'0 bltlance

$1,14434

'.\

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REPORT OP GRAND SECRETARY. PART 1.

To the Most JVorshipful Grand Lodge oj Nissollri, A.

1路: and.A. J1f. :

" . I herewith present my Annual Report, as (]rand Secretary, furnishing a statement of the doings of the office, and an exhibit of the linances of the Grand Lodge, closing the same with the uate above written.

DISPENSATIONS. At the last session of this body, Dispensations for the formation of new Lodges were ordered, and sUbsequently issued as follows: November 2, 18i7.-Civil Bend Lodge, Itt Civil Benll, Daviess County. A. M. Irving, Worshipful Master; Wm. Valll1ndigham, Senior Warden; John Harvel', Junior Warden. November 2, 1877.-Hl1llsville Lodge, at Hallsville, Boone County. W. F. Roberts, \Vorshipful Ma.'Ster; Enoch lIulen, Senior Warden; W. T. Summers, Junior Warden. November 2,lR77.-Havana Lodge, Havana, Davie.'Ss County. \\Tm. Earl, Worshipfull\1aster; Jas. A. Sisler, Senior Warden; R A. Handy, Junior Warden. By order of the Most Worshipful Grand l\faster T. C. Ready, I issued the following Dispensations: October ]!J, 1877.-l\1eramec Lodge, at Eureka, Bt. Louis County. Samuel R. Wootls, Worshipful ~raster; Daniel Clanry, Senior \Varden; August Gudermuth, Junior Warden. November 21, 1877.-Mack's Creek Lodge, at Mack's Creek, Camden County. Chas. Westcott, Worshipful Master; LllWis A. Fowler, Senior Warden; J. W. Holfman, Junior Warden. Deccmher 1. 1877.-DeWitt Lodge, at DeWitt, Carroll County. J. n. Hamner,Worshipful l\fu,skr; A. D. Richards, Senior Warden; C. C. Harvey, .Junior Warden. December 8, 1877.-Jewel Lodge, at Pleasant Hill, Cass County. 'rhos. J. Buchanan, Worshipful Master; IJ. Z. Fenton, Senior Warden; B. C. Christopher, .Junior Warden. December 8, 1877.-Barncs Lodge, at Gravel Point, Texas Couuty. James R. SimmOllS, Worshipful Master; Harkey IInskey, Senior Warden; Robt. J. Roland, Junior "'ardtm. December 10, 187i.-Brumley Lodge, at Brumley, Miller County. .T. L. Conner, '\'orshipful Master; .J. M. Ulman, SCllior Warden; R. B. Garner, Junior Wardell. December 15, 1877.-Vienna Lodge, at Vienna, Maries County. B. F. Lewis, Wqrshipful Master; .Jas. B. King, Senior Warden: R L. Schenker, Junior Warden. .January Ii, 1878.-Wm. D. Muir Lodge, at Pilot Grove, ,Cooper County. Chas. C. Woods, Worshipful :Master; R~ W. Masten, Senior Warden; A. J. Harrison, Junior Warden. JllnuILr~'19, 18i8.-Island City Lodge, at Island City, Gentry County. Ephraim Fisher, Worshipful Master; J. B. TIlOmas, Senior Warden; Harvey M. Cranor, Junior Warden,

176

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[Oct.

January 21, 1878.-Lorraine Lodge, at Lorraine, Harrison County. G. B. Jeffries, Worshipful Master; Joseph Mitchell, Senior Warden; A. B. Barnes, Junior Warden. March 1, 1878.-oxford Lodge, at Oxford, Worth County. W. B. Yates, WOrShipful Master; C. R. Murry, Senior Warden; J. H. Roten, Junior Warden. March 14, 1878.-Gothic Lodge, at Moberly, Randolph County. John '\T. Hogge, Worshipful Master; W. T. McCanne, Senior Warden; John H. Gravley, Junior Warden. April 10, 1878.-Polo Lodge, at Polo, Caldwell County. Henry Black, Worshipful Master; A. P. Douglass, Senior Warden; J. T. Walker, Junior Warden. April 18, 1878.-Wilson Lodge, at Shawneetown, Cape Girardeau County. R. T. Hellderson, Worshipful Master; J. L. Morton, Senior Warden; E. L. Hope, Junior Warden. May 6, 1878.'-Royal Lodge, at Mooresville,' Livingston County. A. S. Fish, Worshipful Master; H. C. Andrews, Senior Warden; H. L. Glaze, Junior Warden. June 1, 1878.-Mendota Lodge, at Protem, Taney County. Sampson Barker, Worshipful :Master; Hiram F. Owen, Senior Warden; C. C. Owen, Junior Warden. All the foregoing Dispensations were sent to the D. D. Grand Masters. Nineteen Lodges have thus been instituted under Dispensation during the year. The Dispensation of Defiance Lodge, at Defiance, in Worth County, was continued by order of the last Grand Lodge, and returned to the Deputy of that district, according to instructions. By direction of the M. W. Grand Master, on the 19th of October, 1877, I issued a warrant for $3,000 on the Grand Treasurer, in favor of the Second National Bank, part payment of an execution against the Grand Lodge, and received a relinquishment of said execution, as per agreement of the parties, reported by the committee at our last session, and approved by the Grand Lodge.

DUPLICATE CHARTERS. Duplicate charters were issued to the following Lodges, by order of the Most Worshipful Grand Master, to replace originals which had been destroyed by varied casualties: November 27, 18i7.-Middle Grove Lodge, No. 42, at Middle Grove, Monroe County. P. S. Hocker. Worshipful MastBr; L. D. Maupin, Senior Warden; R. W. Noel, Junior Warden. December 10, 1877.-Calhoun Lodge, No. 184, at Calhoun, Henry County. Wm. H. }<'isher, Worshipful Master; D. H. Pigg, Senior Warden; J. J. Smith, Junior Warde~. June 4, 1878.-Richmond Lodge, No. 57. Richmond, Ray County. September 4, 1878.-Myrtle Lodge, NO.338, Millville, Ray County.

CHARTERS OF DEFUNCT LODGES. November 2, 1877.-Received the charters of Chapman Lod~e, No. 95, Aztec, No. 108, Montezuma, No. 109, and Union, No. 480, in the Territory of New Mexico. which Lodges united in the formation of the Grand Lodge of New Mexico, and surrendered their charters to this, their Mother Grand Lodge; and received charters and numbers from the newly. formed Grand Lodge. January 29, 1878.-Received charter, jewels and record of Pacific Lodge, No. 159 Charter arrested by order of the Grand Master.

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February 14, 1878.-Received charter and jewels of Lone Jack Lodge, No. 232, from W. E. Whiting, D. D. Grand Mt\Ster. Surrendered August 18, 18ii. Jul)'" 29,1878.-Received chltrter of Index Lodge, No. 277. Arrested by order of the Grand Lodge, October, 1877. August::!4, 1878.-Received cha.rter and records of Dresden Lodge, No. 88. Arrested July. 1878, by order of the Grand :Master. September 26, 1878.-Received charter and jewels, records and stuff of the late Kit Carson Lodge, No. :126, Elizabethtown, New Mexico; also $129.50-proceeds of sale of Lodge furniture, Charter arrested by order of the Grand Master. October 7, 1878.-Received charter, records and jewels of Lamonte Lodge, No. 436. Arrested by order of the Grand Master. DISTRICT DEPUTIES' COMMISSIONS. November 19, 1877.-By order of the Grand Master, I issued commission as D. D. Grand Master of the Sixth District, embracing the counties of Boone and Howard, to Robert C. Clark, vice D. D. Berry, resigned. Same date iSfmed commission to James T. Adams, of Poplnr BlUff, as D. D. Grand Master of the Twent)'-second District, to fill a vacancy. February 28, 1878.-Issued commission to Joe Yancy, as D. D. Grand Master of the Twenty-second District, by order of the Grand Master. May G, 1878.-Issued commission to D. M. Caughill, as D. D. Grand Master of the Twenty-fourth District, composed of the counties of Gasconade, Maries and Osage. By order of the :M:. W. Grand Master. December 3,1877.-Returned charter of Border Lodge, No. 115, through R. W. Bro. J. M. Ritchey, D. D. Grand Master, the former Hall of said Lodge having been deemed unsafe, and the chnrter was called in. A secure Hall having been obtained, the Grand Master ordered the return of charter. December 5, 1877.-Received bible, jewels, working tools, aprons and other effects of the late Unity Lodge, No. 4(j{J, Richmond, Mo. Called in by order of the Grand Master. And on the 7th of June, 1878, I sent to Richmond Lodge, No. 57, by orner of the Grand Master, all of the property of the said late Unity Lodge, No. 409, together with collars, jewels, aprons, and altar furniture of the late Wolf Isla.nd Lodge, No. 172, and a full set of new charts, purchased by order of the Grand Master, costing fifteen dollars, of which sum five dollars was donated by Parson & Co. Richmond Lodge, No. 57, lost all its effects by the terrible cyclone on the first of Junc. December 20, 1877.-Received books, seal and papers of Silent Temple Lodge, No. 433, Macon, Mo. The charter was surrendered in October, previously. I

December 27, 1877.-Returncd books and jewels of the late Live Oak Lodge, No. 128, By order of the Grand :Master. January 28, 1878.-Sent jewels of late Unity Lodge, No. 409, to Spring Hill Lodge, No. 155, to be uscd until Grand Lodge convenes. By order of the Grand Master. to T. J. Buchanan, Pleasant Hill, Mo., for the use of Jewell Lodge, U. D.

February 20, 1878.-S01d to Wm. D. :Muir Lodge, U. D., one set of charts, the property of the late Unity Lodge, No. 409, for ten dollars in cash, and received the money. Having prescnted the details of the office, I refer to part second, as to the fiscal affairs of the Grand Lodgc. JOHN D. VINCIL, Grand Secretary.

GRAND SECRETARY'S TABULAR

...:t 00

STATE~IENT,

COMPILED FROM RETURNS, SEPTEMBER 1, 18iS. For Reference Notes see end of Table, Page 190.

LODGE.

1 ~fissouri.. 2 ~feridiun 3 Beacon 4 Howard 5 United 6 Ark 7 O'Sullivan 8 Williamsburg 9 Geo. Washington 10 Agency 11 Pauldingville 12 Tyro 13;Rising Sun 14!Auburn 15!Western Star 16 Memphis 17 Clarksville IS Palmyra 19 Paris Union 20 St. Louis 21 Greencastle 22 Wellington 23 Fl~rida 24 W)aconda 25 ~aphtali... 26 Mexico : 27 Evergreen 28 81. John 29:Windsor

?o. • H.unts~i1le ;jl LIbert) 32 Lafayette 33 Ralls 34,Tro~·

TOWN AXD ADDRESS.

P. O.

:St. Louis St. Louis :St. Louis ·New Franklin :Springfield :Kewark ·Walnut Grove 'Williarnsburg 'St. Louis :Agency ,Wright City Caledonia Barry Auburn Alto Vista :~femphis

iClarksville Palmyra IParis !St. Louis IGreencastle DeKalb Florida Lagran~e

,St. LOUIs :~fexico

iXew Haven 'Hannibal.. IWindsor IH.untsville LIberty Lexington Center ITroy

)IASTER.

COUNTY.

51. Louis St. Louis St. Louis Howard Greene Knox Greene Callaway St. Louis Buchanan Warren Washington Clay Lincoln Daviess Scotland Pike "Iarion :\fonroe St. Louis Sullivan .. ; Buchanan \MOn!Oe LCWIS St. Louis IAudrain Franklin ~farion

Henry Randolph Clay I,afayette Ralls Lincoln

V. O. Saunders A. Meyer Frank A. Fitzpatrick. Geo. C. Edwards Wm. A. HalL J.:\1. McKim W. C. "Vadlow ,H. H. Brown P. J. Heuer 'Iwm. B. Smith J. W. Tice J. F. Bennett.. ;Dan Carpenter 'W. H. Allen Wesley Lee Adam H. Cunningham W. L. H. Silliman Matthew Fletcher T. '1'. Rodes }. L. Isaacs 'D. K. Pickons (1877) ,J. P. Gaunt :.J. H. C~rr A. C. \\altman :Wm. H. Thompson 'James Carroll : 'John D. Armstrong :1. P. Kelts :Jas. W. Brown iA. J .. Fergus6n ,Damel Hughes :Xenophon Ryland JGeo. D. Biggs ;Marcus N. ,MeLellan.: 1

SECRETARY.

Chas. F. Vo~el.. Thos. C. Kunnle Frank H. Wellmeyer James F. ~foore Chas. F. Leavitt W. D. Carney A. F. Kerr Sam'l T. Weeks 'J. H. Wyeth :},!. W. Farris :C. ~I. Bryan :W. B. Ral11l-iey T. SamueL C. T. Magruder IJ. R. Polk 'John W. Barnes C. P. Anderson J. "V. Proctor Jas. L. Wright... [08Car W. Avery :W. W. Shearer (1877) 'A. Derge :J; D. Hemdon G. W. ConnelL ,John T. ~fcCoy :Richard Gentry iC. T. Murphy IJoseph Brunner !R. F. Taylor '.J..,C. Shaefer:.: ,,, m. ~L BUIns 'John E. Ryland IWm. Culbertson John McDonald

IM.

TDm

OF :MEETING.

First and Third Thursdavs. Fin;t and Third Wednesdays. Second and fourth Thursdays. Saturday on or before full moon. Thursday on or before full moon. Saturday after full moon. Tuesqay before full moon. Satruday before full moon. Second and fourth Tuesdays. Saturday before full moon. Saturday on or before full moon. Saturday on or after full moon. Saturday of or before full moon. Saturday on or before full moon. Saturclay on or before full moon. Friday on or before full moon. Saturday on or before full moon. Second Thursday. First and third Saturdays. First anel third Tuesdays. No ret711'ns. Saturday before full moon. S,aturdaY,on or be.forc full moon. lhursda~ before lull moon. Second and fourth Thursdays. Third Tuesday and first Friday. First Saturday. Second and fourth Saturdays. Saturday on or before full moon. T~es. on or be.f. f. m. & 2d Tues. aft. FIrst Saturday. Second ~Ionday. Second Saturda)·. Saturday on or before full moon.

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o Q

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"~~ 35 IMercer : 36iCooper 37 Cedar 38 Callao 39 Dewitt 40 Mt. Moriah 41 Etna 42 )liddle Grove 43 Jefferson 44 Jack~onville 45 Bonhomme 46 Wentzville 47 Fayette 48 Fulton 49 H.aynesville 50 X.e~ia 51 Llvmgston 52 Wakanda 53 Weston 54 Douglas 55 Arrow Rock 56 Tipton 57·Richmond 58:Monticello 59 Centralia 60 New Bloomfield 61 Waverly 62 Vinci!... 63 Cambridge 64 Monroe 65 P~Lttonsburg 66 Lllln 67 Rocheport , 68 Tebo 69 Sullivan 70 Roanoke 71 Savannah 72 Danville 73 Eureka , 74 Warren 75 Ashley 76 Independence 771 Lebanon 78'~t. Joseph 79 Polar Star 'I

80~ridgeton

Prince~on Boonv}lle BurbOls Callao * DeWitt... St. Louis Etna l\liddlc Grove Jetlerson City Jacksonville l\ranchester Wentzville Fayette Fulton Haynesville Hopkins Glasgow CaITollton Weston Mart.basville Arrow Rock !lI .. Tipton Richmond Monticello I Centralia 'New Bloomfield Waverly Cameron j Cambridge Monroe City

\:Mercer Cooper Gasconade Macon Carroll St. Louis Scotland Monroe Cole {{andolph St. Loms S1. Charles ~Howard

,Callaway !Clinton

~odaway

Howard Carroll :Platte iWarren iSaline !Moniteau lHay iLewis Booue Callaway Lafayette Clinton Saline Monroe P~ttonsburg Daviess Lllln Osage Rocheport.. Boone Clinton Henry Sullivan Franklin RoanOke IHoward Savannah Andrew Danville :\Iontgomery Brunswick Chariton IKeytesville :Chariton IAshley : IPikc :lndcpendence JaCkson Steelville Crawford 'St. Joseph Buchanan lSt. LOUIs St. Louis 'Bridgeton ls1. Louis

A.H. )lay J. A. Ho'''ard A. W. Moore (1877) James Lovern : J. B. Hamne John H. l\lurphy R. H. Shacklott J. B. Quisenberry J. S. Ambrose : J. H. Petty Thos. H. Ennis James M. Wilson Robt. C. Clark B. Peter Bailey ,G. W. Mitchell ,A. C. Kennedy Chas. F. Mason ,.I. l\I. Wilcoxson (1877) iMichael Bowman F. D. Waller Wm. Pritch 1. A. Ramsey R. E. Brown J. H. Leeper Jos. E. Angell John C. Longley J. B. WOOd H. S. Beery L. M. Alexander (1876) J. L. Lyon \ ~L Williams (1877) Ed. F. Bantzcr Chll,s. Myer J. G. Middlecoff C. E. prettyman ,James H. Boggs 'E. W. JOy E. ~L Hughes IJas. M. Staples ! Alfred Mann IHenry E. Elmore 1J. A. Westmoreland A. C. Coppedge B. F. Buzard J. C. Lachance T. T. Craig

IJ. H. ShellY ,A. Mars iHenry E. Green (1877) E. E. Richardson J. R. George : Edwin V. KytB J. M. Buse)· E. C. Brooks E. P. Caruthers M. W. Jones James H. Hall. Jr Ben. C.1'. Pratt John H. Bradlcy J. W. overton J. B. GilL :-r. W. Porter ..: IChas. H. LewIs :James E. Drake (1877) Jas. 0. White C. M. Waller G. H. Bowers R. C. Walker W. A. HOlman !1-1. P. Tate Wm. H. Carpenter Wm. M. Longley R.. P. :Motte :A. T. Baubie !W. F. Parter (1876) iw. R. P. Jackson 'Henry Barney (1877) ·John Feuer ,John C. Smith IHale Montgomery IE. L. Shults J. W. Bagby IO. E. Paul John B. Harris :1{. G. Beasley L. ~I. Applegate D. Orr A. Cunningham F. W. Webb U. Schneider ! D. W. Sadler B. Dorsett

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lw.

ITuesday on or before full moon. Second and fourth Saturdays. !No rcturns.

iSat. on or bef. f. m. and 2 wks. aft. Second aud fourth Saturdays. Second and fourth Saturrla)·s. Saturday on or before full moon. First and third Saturdays. Fridav on or before full moon. Saturday on or before full moon. Sat. on or bef. f. m. and 20. Sat. aft. ,Saturday before full moon. ~Ionday on or before full moon. iFirst Saturday and third l<'riday. S.'I.tturdaY Il.fter full moon. \First and third Saturdays. Monday Oll or before full moon. No 1'ctUTns. First and third Saturdays. Saturday before full moon. Saturdav Oll or before full moon. First and third Saturdays. !Saturdav all or before full moon. Saturda~· on or before full moon. 'Saturday on or before full moon. :Third Saturday. ,.sa.turday on or. before full moon. ;First and third Saturdays. iNo 1'ctu'l'1ls!or two years.

.00

R. <::'-I. ~

,'First and third Saturdays. No retn-rns.

Saturday on or after full moon. Second and fourth Thursdays. Sat. on or bel'. f. m. and 2 wks. after Saturday before full moon. Saturday before full moon. IThird Saturday. ,Thursday on or before full moon. :Thursday on or before full moon. Saturday before full moon. Saturday on or before full moon. Second and fourth Saturdays. Saturday on or before full moon. First and third Tuesdays. :Second Friday. Saturday on or before full moon.

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GRAND SECRETARY'S TABULAR STATEMENT, ETC.-Continued. For Reference Notes see end of Table, Page 190.

oI I

TOWN AND

L0I;>GE.

811Hickory Grove 82 IJackson 8.'3 Laclede 84 Potter 85 Miami.. 86 Broo~tield 87 Washmgton 88 Defiance 89 Friendship 90 King Solomon 91 Madison 92IPerseverence 93 St: Marks 94 Vienna 95 1Meramec 961St. Andrews 97IBetbany 98IWebster 99!lItU. Vernon 100 Canton 101 Easton 102 Bloomington 103 West View 104 Heroine 105 Kirksville 107 Golden Square 108 Gothic 109 Island City 110 Marcus 111 Trenton 112 Graham 113 Plattsburg 114 Twilight 115 Border 116 Barnc.s 117 Versailles 118iKingston

P. O. ADDRESS. Hallville P. 0 Linneus Lebanon Longwood Miami. Brookfield Greenfield * Defiance Chillicothe St. Catharines Madison Louisiana ;. C!!-pe Girardeau VIenna * Eureka ~ S.helb y vme Bethany Marshfield litH. Vernon : Canton Easton Bloomington Millersville Kansas City Kirksville Westport.. * Moberly * Island City Fredericktown Trenton Graham 1 Plattsburg Columbia Elk 1Iills *II qrave.l Point versaIlles jKingston

MASTER.

COUNTY.

Linn

Lacl~de

PettIs Saline [Linn Dade iWorth 'Livingston Linn Monroe Pike

Cap~Girtl.rdeau

MarIes St. Louis lshel1:?y Harmon Webster Lawrence Lewis Buchanan Macon Cape Girardeau Jackson Adair .Jackson Randolph IGentry Madison :Grundy iKodoway Clinton Boone McDonald Texas Morgan Caldwell

R. M. Flint

P. C. Flourney Josiah Ivey D. H. Orear J. Greenebaum Danforth C~eney Danl. B. BaIley Joseph Engle Jas. Elvis Cadle Abner Hartsock Wm. Hord (1877) James Givens Chas. E. B.arrOIl... B. F. LewIs Samuel R. Woods John J. Bragg Dav!d J. Heaston N. H. Hampton John L. Whaley A. F. Poulton C. W. Benight John Salyer D. R. Cowan Sam!. Latz Henry F. Millan H.. E. Cowan John W. Hogge Ephraim Fisher F. R. Newberry W. H. l\[cGrath (1877) .Tames H. Linville Chas. Ruch A. '1'. Duncan C. H. :Mason Jas. R.. Simmons G. Woods Saml. Russell

lp.

SECRETARY.

M. C; Flint.. S. D. Sandusky M. W. Serl D. M. Gray L. Fry C. W. Freeman John A. Ready J. C. Bohll.rt.. Wesley W. Thornton Thos. Crampton, Jr Urbin E. Quirey (1877) Charles G. Hunter IHenry A..Astholz IJas. H. 'Viles Geo. Horneker Wm. L. Willard Wm. C. Heaston J. L. Lee 1'hos. H. JOI,les J. W. Hawkms Jas. B. Leftwich Joseph Belcher W. J. Miller John M. Oldham James A. KeeL. Eli H. Mix George T. Kenyon .T. G. Donnell Alfred Chapman (1877) Isaac )lorton Jas. N. Forsee F. Pannell. Jas. A. Scott... IJ. B. Melton .; James McNair :Anson B. Mills

TIME OF MEETING.

Saturday on or before full moon. Saturday on or before full moon. Wednesday on or before full moon. Saturday on or before full moon. Friday before full moon. Se~ond Tuesday. Friday on or before full moon. First and third Fridays. First and third Saturdays. Saturday on or before full moon. No returns. Mon. bef. f. m. and 2d Mon. after. 2.d1'ues' sum. 2d&4thTues.,Wint. Second Saturday. Saturday before full moon. Saturday on or before full moon. Sa~urday of or before full moon. Friday on or after full moon. ~aturday on or before full moon. Second and fourth Mondays. Saturday on or after full moon. Friday on or before full moon. Friday on or after full moon. lVO returns. Tuesoay on or before full moon. Friday on or before full moon. First and third Mondays. Saturday after full moon. Saturday on or before full moon. No 路retums. . Friday before full moon. Saturday before full moon. First and third Mondays. Saturday on or before full moon. Sat.urday on or before full moon. ,Third Saturday. ,Sat. on or bef. f. m. and 2 wks. after.

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119 De Soto Compass Erwin Dover Hermann 124 Dardenne· 125 Gentryville 126 Seaman 12i Athens 128 Lorraine 129 Charleston 130 West Prairie 131 Potosi.. 132 Farmington 133 Star of the West... llH Pleasant Mount.. 135 Warrensburg 136 Phcenix 137 Prairieville 138 Lincoln

120 121 • 122 123

139 Ore~on 140 Papll1ville 141 Oriental

142 Pleasant Grove 143 Irondale 144 Modern 145 Rising Star 146 McGee 147 Cass 148 yancey 149 Lexington 150 Birming 151 Milton 152 Linn Creek 153 Bloomfield , 1?4 Co~col'd ..: 105 Sprmg HIlL. 156 Ashland 157 ~orth Star 158 Johnson 160 Pleasant.. 161 Clifton Rill 162 Whitesville 163

Occid~ntal...

1~ Joaclll!D IGo Maryvllle

De Soto Parkville St. Louis Dover Hermann O'Fallon Gentryville Milan Albany * Lorraine Charleston Clarkton Potosi.. Farmington Ironton : Pleasant :Mount.. Warrensburg Bowling Green Prairieville Fillmore Oregon Papinville Trenton Otterville Irondale Humansville Ebenezer College Ml?und Harnsonvllle Pineville Lexington Birming Milt0ll Linn Creek Bloomfield Co~cord .: Sprmg HilL Ashland Rockport GreeJ?vi~le

Mornsville Clifton Whitesville St; LOllis 1I1l1sbl?ro ·Marynlle

IThos. H. i\Ic~Iullin F. Kahm H. Marquardt T. Buford E. W. Brinsdon 1\1. V. Green David Fit7.gerald Will. H. Emberton Gentr~· M. L. Millen Harrison , G. B. .Jeffries Mississippi .Tames H. Bethune Dunklin M. 1\1. Rayburn (18i7) ;Washington: 'V. R. Pearson ISt. Francois E. T. White IIron .J. T. Ake Miller :.James Johmton Johnson ,.1. M. Basaker Pike /Ferdinand Wenkle Pike J. E. Sampson Andrew F. Knickerbocker Holt 'R. Montgomery Bates Levi Moler Grundy J. Goldenberg Cooper Sam!. H. Saunders Washington J. W. Cartee Polk S. M. Tinker Greene 'V. H. Payne Macon · !3. Ma;tin :: CIl.s.~ A. S. McCulloch )IcDonald fA. W. Chenoweth Lafayette iPaschal H. Chambers Buchanan iD. W. Clamer (1877) Randolph 'C. W. Grimes Cl\mden L. J. Rouch (18i7) Stoddard Stephen Cho.pmlln Cl,ill.away W. A. Gregory L1V1Jlgston Jru;. B. Francis Boone H. 1'. Wright.. Atchison IA. E. Wyatt Wayne ,0. D. D!~lton ,Polk IB. W. 1htchell IRandolph IA. Bradsher Andrew J. W. Pop lenell 1St. LOUiS · IThos.. Jefferson J. Ed. Wal.ker INodoway IJames I. George ·Jeffersoll Pllltt.. ~t. Louis Lafayette Gasconade St. Charles Gentry Sullivan

lw.

T..~hitelY

A. 11. Baker Saturday on or before full moon. H. B. Goff Saturday on or before full moon. Simon Loewen Second and fourth Fridays. Robt. T. Koontz Saturday on or before full moon. A. Labhardt. First Saturday. W. C. Williams Saturday on or before full moon. J. P. Shepard First Saturday after full moon. C. H. Dawntam Saturday on or before full moon. R. L. Whaley Second and fourth Saturdays. :I'I. S. Burg-in Thursday before full moon. ,W. A. Bush Saturday on or before full moon. ''rhos. E. Baldwin (1877) No ret1lrn. .Tru;. L. Smith ISaturday on or before full moon. Robt. Tetley :Friday on or before full moon. E. D. Ake lsaturday on or before full moon. .James Etter Saturday on or after full moon. W. E. Seall1ands First Tuesday. Sam!. .p. Griffith ITues. on or bef. f. m. & 2 wks. after J. R. Powel1 .. J. 1\1. Hampton Saturoay before full moon. Levi Oren First ~Ionday and third Saturday. E. Shaver Saturday on or before full moon. F. A. Dinsmore Second and fourth Thursoays. Alex. M. Gibbs Saturday on or before full moon. Calland Arnold Saturday nearest full moon. M. Roderick Saturday on or before full moon. B. H. Robinson Wednesday before full moon '\. W. :Mc~ofl~ick Sa~urday on or before full moon. has. Bambndge : Fnday on or before full moon. M. N. Lall1ll.nce .. ,Thos. Standish Third )Ionday. 1'. W. ~oland (1877) No retnrns. L. T. Burton First Saturday. -:Wm. M. Crouch (1877) No returns. :Jru;. E. Boyd Friday on or nearest full moon. R.S. Shields ,Fourth Saturday. Ellsha G. Duncan Saturday before full moon. S. Thos. Mustain IThird Saturday. F. T. Simons Second Saturday. C. A. Bennett.. Sa~nrday on or before full moon. W. A. Ruyle !Fnday on or before full moon. IP. S. Baker ,second Saturday. H. B. Watson .. R. 1\1. L. McEwen l\nd fourth Monday. I\~. K. Vr~eland It:turday on. or before full moon. \,. E. Wrlght First and third Saturdays.

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GRAND SECRETARY'S TABlJLAR STATEMENT, ETc.-Oontinued.

For RejeJ'ence Notes see end oj Table, Page 190.

i l,ODGE. zo I

T~~\'N AKD ADDRESS.

P.O.

-I

....:'

166iMirab'ile 167jOrient Francais 1f>8;ColoIlY : 169,Camdcn Pomt.. 170:Benevolencc 171:Hartford 172·Censer 173iUnion 17!!!Sturgeon 17.'iiNewton 176:Point Pleasant.. 177iTexlls 178iGriswold 179 'Pride of the West 180 1Des Momes 181'Novclty

I:Mirabile :St. Louis [Colony ; ,ICamden Pomt Utica IHartford !:lIacon Union :Sturgeon 'l"ewtonia ;Point Plellsant.. Houston Price's Branch St. Louis Athens

18~.Ste~vartsyille

18,1 Cahforllla 184Calhoun 1&'):Chamois 186 ~Iorality 187 Henry Clay 188. Hannibal.. 189,Zeredatha 190:Putnam 191iZeruobabcl 192 'IF.rankford 193 Angerona ]94 Wellsville HI5 IBolivar 1961QUitman ]97 Carthag-e 198 Allenville . 199 Xew Hope 200.Sonora 20l,J!!-mesp'0rt 2021"'estvIlle

.'~ovelty :Ste~VH.rtsyille

:Cahforma iCalhoun 'Chamois :Renick Millersburg Hannioal... St. Joseph INewton Platte City Frankford IMissouri City Wellsville Bolivar Quitman Carthage IAllendale A~·ew Hope :Watson :Jamesp'0rt : \Vestvllle

c ·· Ol:NTY.

!II ' rASTER.

1 S TDIE ECRETARY.

~I ., .

OF ,-, EETI~G.

il.- - - - - - - 1

Caldwell.. ~ St. Louis Knox Platte Livingston.: Putnam l\{acon Franklin Boone Newton Xew Madrid ITexas Montgomery St. Louis IClark Knox

Vincent Bowman Romedo ~Iengatti... J!ufor~ (1877) 1.1. W. Ewmg A. A. Stone jG. C. Fullerton (1876) IGco. P. Glaze ·John H. Pugh \V. Turner ;J.)1. Ritchey ;Freeman Lesieur ·C'. l\1. Ross ~1. L. Cope [Wm. ~. Cornell )1. ~()rthrup , H. J. Watson

i:r.'!olllteau

:A. (y. Byler J. H. Goff D. M. Caughell.. :.1. II. Hardin Iwm. Ellis : Wm. B. Drescher George Rees IW. F. Dyre !Wm. H. Hunt.. :.,TOhn E. Henry :.1. Q. Adams (1877) :Wm. A. Woods 'IJlls. G. Simpson, ehas. Algeo Julius Cahn W. L. ~eal.. James Long Wm. L. Reeves :M: Murrav: ,W. H. CaI1Ison

:DeK~lb

Henry iOsage l{andolph Callaway Marion Buchanan Putnam Platte Pike Clay : Montgomery Polk Nodaway Jasper Worth Lincoln Atchison 'Davi~s.~

CharIton

lw.

IS.

!lL~. Chappel...~

IJas. W. Thompson iEugene Grnndjcan B. P. Starbuck (1877) .1. A. Herndon H. c. Cox A. X. :llills (876) !James G. Howc :Ste~hen Frazee :S. }. Cross ;II. S. Humphrey 1 R. S. Mott.. 1.1. H. Steffens :Charles Wilson iH. F. Hoppius John F. Parker ID. F. Hunsaker I~. S. Buck : Geo. H. Ponntll.lll :Henry Slack i L. W. Shobe T. T. Mastin Robt. X. Baker W. E. Payne John A. Read E. 1\1. Strawser J. II. Chinn ..: John ,1. Steele E. M. Grubbs (1877) M. H. Garwood Flavius A. Affleck Wm. H: Frankum Eber Budlong Calvin Tilton : James 0. Basket.. Stephen South A. 1'. Sh.our J. T. LaIrd 1

Saturday on or before full moon. First and third Wednesdays. ;No retuT7~s. ;Saturda)' on or bcfore full moon. First and third Saturdays. 11\'0 retuJ'71sjm' tu'o years. Thursday on or before full moon. Saturday ,)n or belore full moon. IFriday on or before full moon. :Saturda¥ on or belore full moon. ISaturday on or before full moon. Saturday 011 or after full moon. Satunlay on or before full moon. First and third Wednesdays. _ Saturday on or before full moon. Saturday on or before full moon. Saturda[ OIl or before full moon. Fourth ,-,aturday. Saturday on or before full moon. Friday on or after full moon. Saturday all or before full moon. First Saturday. _ Second and fourth ~londays. Second and fourth Tuesdays. Saturday on or before full moon. Saturday on or before full moon. s.aturda y all or before full moon. No returns. Saturday before full moon. Saturday on or before full moon. Saturday on or after full moon. Second and fourth \Vcdnesdays. First and third Saturdays. Saturday before full moon. First and third Saturdays. Saturday before full moon. Saturday on or after full moon.

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203IBru~nleY

204 Rowley 205 Trilumina 206 Somerset 207,CIll.Y 208!SaliSbUry 209 Poplar Bluff 210ICI.)i~nv~lle.: 21~,I!1Ckory. Hill 2L:I!our Mile 213!Rolla 214 Forest City 215 Hornersville 216 Granhy 217 Barbee 218 Good Hope 219 E\'erett 220 Kansas City 221 'Mystic Tie 222 Farmers 223 Woodlawn 22,1 HamiltDn 22[, Salem 22('. Saline 227 Cypress 228 Shelbina 229 )Iitehell 230 St. James 231 Warrenton

* Arnoldsvllle Brumler:: Marshall cleopatrll Claytonville Salisbury Poplar Bluff U1.1i~n~·~lle.: , t!lckol')'. Hill liour Mile Holla ForestCity Cotton Plant.. Granby Brownsville South st. Louis E\'erett Kansas City Oak Hidge L!~ Belle \\'oodlawn Hamilton Salem St. :Marys Luclede lshclbina Columbus St. .James Warrenton

~l\Iiller····················IJOh.n L. co~mer""'··'···'···IC.' S. PhilliPg ..·:···· ···.·.. '··lsaturda~ 011 or after full moon. jBuchanall J. B. Sherwood Geo. W. Galladay Saturday before full moon. ISllline ,John P. Strother W. E. Woodson Friday on or before full moon, Ir.Iercer '.1. W. Stockman ,G. Randle : Saturday on or before full moon. Clay : IH. Chambers 'T. M. G!l.$h I'Saturday on or before full moon.. Chariton 'W. S. Stockwell ,.1. A. E.,gan Saturday on or after full moon. IButler :E. C. Lacks John F. Lane 'Second and fourth Saturdays. IPutnam ..:: 'R!chard 'Vestlake ;Wm. A. Shelton iSaturda~ be~ore full moon. Cole : '" ,~. D. J or~!Ln: !Jas..A. J orda!~ Sllturda) .betore full moon. IDunkllll K J.McBnde ,LoUiS McCutchen Thursda)' Oil or before full moon. 'Phelps S. n. Rowe :.. ,Geo. H. Burne Saturday on or before full moon. :Holt M V. B. Cass: IW. S. Callon First Saturday and third )Ionday. lDunklin E. J. Langdon T. C. Langdon Friday.on or before full moon. iXewton 'V. H. Crane T. D. l'orthcutt.. Friday on or before full moon. 'Snline Wm. Spurgin ..: T. C. Andrew Friday on or before full moon. 'St. Louis F. W. Mott.. ehns. F. HulL First nnd third Saturdays. Cass E. ,"Y. LOllgwell II. C. A !len Saturday on or after full moon. Jack!;on Jas. Stannard H. c. 1..itehficld lsecond and fourth :Mondays. Cape Girardcau ,O, S. Harris {lSi7; .T. W. McLane Saturday on or before full moon, Lewis :Alex. Smit.h V. K ~ayers 'Snt. Oil or aft. f. m. and 2 wks. after. !Monrot: C. Hanger J. B. Rodes Saturduy on or before full moon. lcaldwell :D. r.1. Ferguson C. W. M. Love First and third Tuesdays. IDent.. L. Judson ,L. n. Woodside :Saturday on or before full moon. ,Ste. Genevieve Robt. V. Brown Henry Roseman !Saturday on or before full moon. 1Linn ['Jumcs C. Carot.hers iH. B. Van Valkcnburg iFirst and third Wednesdays. !Shelby '" '.Ii. T. Dean '.James W. Sigler !Saturd. a.yon or before full moon. Johnson r.'L A. Henry (187i) !Thos. Hyatt (1877) I.No rctu7'llS. Phelps S. H. Headlee .Jacob Stone (1877) SI) returns. Warren; ·Levi Shelton :Jas..C. p}·er Thursday on or after,full moon.

~~~,~~l~k·ii;.;:....:::..::,·..::·:: :·..:~ ~~~l~k'ii~: :::: :.:: ::: ::: rX~~l\~·.~.I.~ 23·1 St. Francois Libertyville St. Francois 235;Ionic Rensselaer !Ralls 23G Sedalill sectalia \P. ettis n7,La Plata La Plata Macon 238'Rnshville Rushville Buchanan 239Spcnccrsburg ISpcncersburg , :l>ike 240 Granville Granville ·),Ionroe 241Palestinc ,.. St. Charles 'St. Charles

W. La,yne (1877) N. Glascock Geo L. Fnulhaber 'rhos. Blair J. W. Rankin G. C. Fuqua (lS77) J. W. AUStilL Joseph Alexander

2:14 245 246 247 2,18

..: Geo. S. Collins :A . .T. Luder iJOllI1 F. Tippett.. James Robinson 'Geo. H. Prince

~1~:rc~~~~~(~n~:::::::::::::::::::rti~~:;i~:. :::.:::::::::I~tl~~~~:::::::::::::::,~:8~~e~O~l\;~·~ Roche~ter

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~ R.,

. :::::::::::::: :~,i·~c:yT~~fJ~.~.:·:.::::·:::::::.::: ::: ~i .'"1·.1~~~~~s:::::·::: . :::..::::::: ~~~~l~~flr~l}. <;:;.a~~~(~ ~u\~e~~O~}ter.

Middle Fabius Knob ~ostcr Montgomery City l'eosho

-l

Downing 'Sehuylcr ; Knob Noster "'IJOhnson ),Iontgomery City.. Montgomery Kcosho INcwton 'Rochester Andrew

Eo A. Vansickles W. G. Phillips Fra.nk A. sampson ~. C. Da\'idson J. H. Cook A. Lacy (1877) ?'. 1\1. Read :H. R. Evans

Norc/ums. Saturday on or before full moon. :.satu.rda)'.. OIl or before full moon. Wednesday on or before fnll moon. 'Saturday on or before full moon. No re/H·I'Il:;. Friday before full moon. ;First and third Tuesdays.

J. D. Skidmore H. C. c. otrman Albert Vogt :\L E. Benton John J. Ideson :

:Satnrday before full moon. IFrida y o.n or before full moon. Saturday on or after full moon. ,'fuesda\' on or after full moon. 'Saturday on or before full moon.

::::.:::::::'.j~~~~ewO~r(;Ck~·:.·.·.·::..::..:.. :::,~~1~·~~~~til~rr~{\liednesday8.

GRAND SECRETARY'S TABULAR

STATEME~T,

ETc.-Continued.

For Reference Notes see end of Table, Page 190.

LODGE.

2~9IC8:rroll.: 2i)(),Hlgh HilL 251iHope 252iAlanthlls 253iLindley 254 Butler 2.')5!Alton 256:Shekinah 2.57 Lodge of Light 258.Ro.vanna 259,Lodg-e of Love 260iMechanicsville 261IFlorence 2621 Holden 263 Summit

p.1'3\~~;i~'is.路

COUNTY.

26<l!Cormthlan 266 SOciaL , 2fi7.. Aurora 268,Lodge of Truth 269'Rock Prairie 270;New Sulem

N?rborI!e HIgh HIlL Washington Alanthus Lindley Butler Alton Hanover Eaglesville Rayll.nna r,aneaster Mechanicsville New Florence Holden Lee's Summit.. Fayetteville \Wl\rrenshUrg Martinsburg I,St. LOUiS "Atlanta ;Lawrenceburg 'Cap Au Gris

'Johnson .Jackson Johnson 'Johnson IA. udrain St. Louis Macon ;Lawrence 'Lincoln

2/2 Gml1lte 2iB'St. Clair 275 Tranquillity 276 Gmnd River 27i William D. Muir 278 Avilla 279 Hogle's creek 280, Lodge of Peace 281;Fenton ~ 282 Cosmos 283iStockton 284:Lily 285,Earl... 286jHesperian

:Sedaha Oseola Centreville Freeman *Pilot Grove 'Avilla I;QUincy 2\'ear Chillhowee Fenton ISt. Louis IStoekton 'Gnmt City 'Coficysburg IVirgil City

'Pettls St. Clair Saline ,Cass ,Cooper IJasper ;Hickory IJohnsoll ISt. Louis ISt. Louis 'Cedar ' IWorth ;})aviess 'Cedar

26<!i1'~ay.etteyille

2Z1,SoI0~on

!Sprin~field

Carroll Montgomery Franklin Gentry Grundy Bates Oregon Jefferson IHarrison I,I>.Iercer ISchuylcr 'St. Charles

'Mont~omery

'!Gre~ne

MASTER.

John 1'; )Iarlow Jobn Nebel.. B. Fry S. C. RusselL John Bantz 'Will. Page John A. Rice Isaac N. I>.Ic~utt .Joseph Downing :. A. Bme.c , ,H. D. B. Cutler IJohn L. Martin E. W. Howell J. Stnrkey .James A. Shaw I. N. Prater Geo. R. Hunt T. W. Hanes John R. Parson Robert Muso R. T. Johns ,Beverly Duey John Y; ~'ulbright... Isaac WrIght Frank C. Nesbit B. J. Orear F. C. Shaler jC. C. Woods ,.T. 1\1. Whitsitt(1877) rJas. S. HilL S. Finis King Henry Steinhauer ,Jacob Schisler ;Geo. R. Corbin \C. M. Hunt i18i7) "'IN. Glaze Joseph E. Husted

SECRETARY.

TalE OF MEETING.

W. 9. Palmer B. I'. Bray

Sat. on or bef. f. m. and 2 wks. aft. Saturday on or before full moon. Saturday on or before full moon. ! M. J. \Veddle Saturday on or before full moon. iGeo. T. )loberly Fir&t and third Wednesdays. W. E. Tucker First Saturday. Thos. J. Brnswell Saturday on or after full moon. B. Clark Berry Friday on or before full moon. J. W Schaeffer jFriday on or before full moon. A. B. A.nderso. n 'Wednesday on or before full moon. Burrell Nutter Saturday on or before full moon. F. M. Audraiu Saturday on or before full moon. I R. H. Mansfield ,Saturday on or before full moon. W. V. Smith Thursday on or hefore full moon. T. R. Thornton First and third Firdll.)'s. Wm. 1'. Greenlee is,~turday on or before full moon. J. Zoll l'lrst Monday. A. W. TllPseott. ISaturda y on or after full moon. S. B. Potter First and third Fridays. A.)1. Atterberry Tuesdll.y on or before full moon. D. A. Radley Saturday on or after full moon. A. C. Depus Saturday after full moon. John A. ~atha80 :. Tu~day ~m or before full moon. Henry Lamm ThIrd FrIday. 1'l1os. D. Hicks Saturqay before full moon. IP. E. Orear Wednesday on or before full moon. Geo. E. Hale Saturdav on or before full moon. N. T: Allison Every alternate Wednesday. H. W. Longstreth (1877) No retU1'n3. J. B. Brent Friday on or before full moon. R. I. Stone Wednesday on or before fnll moon. .John T. Hawkins Saturday Oll or after full moon. E. L. Starke Second and fourth Mondays. E. C. Peters..' Thurs. on or bef. f. m. & 2 wks. aft. J. S. Shaw (1877) No retvrlls. N. B. Brown Saturday before full moon. 1'hos. A. Snodgrass Saturday before full moon.

1.1. C. S. Foss

' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '1

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., '.{~~;

287ICraft.: 288·Hermltage 289'Acacia 2901J:<:ai.rmount 291 Edma l 292.Lamar o 293'Sarcoxie ~ 294IMou!1d City '1 295 Molllteau >- 296 ICameron "tl 29710zurk . 298 Marble HIll ~ 299 Temple . 3OO Doric I 301,White Hill 3021Lick Creek 3U3Iosage 3O~ J:<:aithful 30il Clarence 306!Ashlar 3071:New London

308IP~rrott

309/Kmg HIram 310 ,sikeston 311 Kearney 312 1Mt. Pleasant 313IKingsville 314 St. Aubert... 315IAltona 316'Rural.. 317!.osborn 318 Eldorado 319;Paulville 320;Chapel Hill 321jJonathan 322·Hardin 323lcorncr.stone 324 )lcDonald 325 Dockery 327 )[t. Z;I)Jl 328'Cainsville 329 Kennedy 330 Lathrop 331 Charity 332 333 Chllhcothe 334 Breckenridge

Ry~al.ld

ICanto? HermItage Paradise Fll.i.nnount Edma Lamar Sarcoxie :Mound City Jamcstown Cameron Fttir Grov~ IMarble Hlll ,Kansas City iForkner's Hill IBarnard jPerry INeYUda Cane Creek Clarence Commerce New London

IMaySVi~le

Mea~ille

:Wcst Plains :Cainsville ILlI.mar's Station I·Lathrop St. Joseph

Be~li!I

~utler

Shelby Iscott Ralls DeKalb Ray : Scott Clay Gentry Johnson Callaway IBates :Jackson I.DeKalb !Clark Adair Lafayette [Worth

"""'' ' ' '1

KnOxvllle Sikeston Kearney 1Mt. Pleasant ;Kingsville 'St. Aubert Altona Kansas City 0.sborne Eldorado Brashear Chapel Hill ,'Denver IHardin St. Louis Jndc ndence

ChIllIcothe Breckenridge

I'v. S.

IL~wis

:IIlckory :Clay :Clark Kl1oX jBarton Jasper IHolt: IMoDlteau IClinton IGree.ne ,BollInger Jackson !Dallas Nodl\.way Ralls IVernon

!l{lty

'St. Louis Jackson Linn HowelL Harrison Nodaway IClinton !Buchanan

IG~)ll.try

LIVlllgstOll Caldwell

p~e : Moses~. NeIhardt Geo. W. Sexton IIJas. T. Laughlin N. F. Hardman :Edward Buler /ThOS. W. Johnson 11. M. Smith C. C. D. Carlos Il\1. Helwig IW. H. Pipkin Moses Whybark J. H. Towt.. James Marlin C. M. Myers (1877) M. L. Catron C. T. Davis J9~n M. Allen \\'. r. Carothers F. Dewint.. ,Geo. E. Mayhall ·rames,Justus A. P. Cmven G. A. Pplegate P. D. Anderson J. Wheeler R. T. Fryer (1876) E. W. Hopkinll M. Tucker IT. 'V. Butler Kel.l y G. R. .Tones (1875) J. 1\1. Moore W. B. Newman '1'. Sta leton (l8i7)

IR.

iw.

~I.

1"'.

iThOS.~1cGinnis

ill. Sackermall E. P. Gates G. T. Lemon Wm. Howard J. H. Burrows Jno. M. Lll.mar P. H. Brace Wm. M. Dixon George E. ShultZ Robt. S. Moore S. J. Dewey

IJ. W. Di~.lon · W. H. Llggett... !Thos. A. Harsel.. ·IJns. H. Ostrich Joh~ A. Stal1der G. F. Burkhart.. Hiram A. Smith E. Gillis C. A. Boyles W. J. Rogers A. E. Al1dr~w.s Saml. M. Whybark D. A. :N. Grover A. Hoetin~ Chll..-~. DaVIS (1877) ,T. M. Crasthwait.. C. G. Burton 1\1.

W~att..

W. DavIs J. D. Porterfield Chas. C. Carter A. E. Pt.1tna!U A. C. KmcUld C. H. Harris W. B. Browder W. B. )Iastin G. G. Valentine (1876) 'W. A. Dolman jThos. M. Broaddus T. Ford , F. \V. !l'Ioore :. D. E. Clinton W. R. Hopkins G. Thomas Doty W. )Iarrs (18i7) W. J. Roach Louis Renard Jacob Lellder R. B. Sidebottom G. B. Thomus A. C. Bunney :L. P. Colvin ',Tohn S. Wilson D. P. Wallingford ls!!-ml. Levy \\'In. H. l\lead R. S. Cash

IW.

IFirstand third ~Io.ndays. Saturday on or belore full moon. 'Seeond and fourth Saturdays. ISaturday before full moon. ,Saturday on or before full moon. !Thursday on or before full moon. :Tuesday on or before full moon. Sat. Oll or bef. f. ill. and 2 wks. aft. :Saturday on or before full moon. 'Second and fourth Saturdays. ISaturday on or before full moon. /Iwednesday before full moon. First Tuesday. ISaturday before full moon.

.....

00 ~ 00

No TCtUl-n8.

ISaturday on or before full moon. Friday before full moon. Saturday be~ore full moon. Saturday before full moon. Saturday on or after full moon. Fourth Saturday. First and third Saturday. Saturday on before full moon. S~turday on. or ~efore full moon. FIrst and thIrd Saturdays. Saturday on or before full moon. No retuTllsjor 1877·8.

Second Saturdav. ISaturda y on or before full moon. First and third Wednesdays. i.'SecOlld and fourth Saturdays. :No rctm'7lsjOT 18i6·77-78. 1Saturday on or brfore full moon. ISaturday on or before full moon. No rclu1'1ls. Saturday before full moon. . First and third Mondays. !I<'irst and third Mondays. ;First and third Saturdays.

~ ~

iThursday on or before full moon. Saturday before full moon. ~irst Saturday. Second and fourth :\Iondays. First and third Second and fourth FrIdays. Saturday before full moon.

Satu;~ays.

.....

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GRAND SECRETARY'S TABULAR STATEMENT, ETc.-Continued.

For Reference Notes see end of Table, Page 190.

3~ .1Iledoc 33/IMalta

Lo DGE.

P.TOWN O. ADDRESS. AND

COUNTY.

.". "f ASTEH. .

IS' • ECRETAHY.

!.rasper J. S. McDonald !S. O. Hervey lsalme W. T. German IW. C. Slusher Ray R. C. craven I.:s. S. yo':ng 339 F Id~llty Far.!ey Plat!e Tsr~al H. ea~h i.J.~mes W'!-l.lace 3-10IAmlty SmIthton Pettis J. V. Harns ,N. H. Halle 3JIIRelief. Brookline Greene· J. P:Steele 'S. F. Gibson 342 Circle Roscoe iSt. Clair W. W. Warren iw. F. Shackelford 343;Agricola Norris Fork iHenry 1. H. Webster iP. D. La!1e 344iMOberly Moberlv !Randolph A. B. l.IcGaffy 'O. P. Remhart.. 345 FelloWShiP Joplin : !Jasper W. E. Maynard ..is. H. Caldwell 346 Arlington Arlington I Phelps W. B. Duncan iT. C. Harrison 347 jLandmark K'ennett.. iDunklin R. R. Roberts (1876) !J. T. Johnson (1876) 348 Cimarron Cimarron ~Ter. ofN. ~Iexico.. ~I. M. Chase ·L. Kingman 349 ILone Star Lone Star Gentry L. M. Jones (187i) :IJllS. S. Burns (1877) 3~ITyrill..n Johnstown ;Bates J. A. Briggen (1877) G. \o~'. Hll.rgus(1877) 351 :Mosalc Bellevue ·1lron Wm. R. Read 'Saml. A. Reyburn 352iFriend; :. Ozark Christian A. Duncan IJ. J. Gideon 353 lBen Franklin Savannah IAndrew jW. S. Wells , E. Brayton 354!Hebron :\lexico ·Audrain J. 1\1. Riley \JOSePh A. Glandon 35.5IAdeIPhi... Union l.Iills ·Platte C. J. W.ilkerson Brownin. g., Mitchell 356 Ancient Landmark Harrisburg IBoone T. B. Toalson A. F. Gentry 357 Phelps Phelps City ;Atchison F. M. Thompson (1887) Jas. W. Osborne 11877) ~8 Comfort.. R?c.kY Comfort..... IMcDonald )V. F. :\loore D.. ~. MeCall : 359.Garrett "hite Hare Cedar rhos. M. :\Iontgomery IDenms W. Roberts 360iTuscan St. Louis St. Louis Saml. M. Kennard iGeo. l\L Forster 361 Riddick Buffalo Dallas G. L. Davis Wilkinson 362 Hiram Kahoka Clark J. B. Sansom J. 1\1. Wood 363 FraternaL Robertsville Franklin F. M. Daniel.. !J. 1\1. Leverich 364 King David Kansas City Jackson C. M. Crouse :l\f. L. Reddington 365 Warsaw Warsaw Benton A. S. McGowan iE. F. Rhea 36~ Unanimity Weston Platte Thompson A. Gilbert.. :J. B. Evans 361 Barry Washburn Barry A. F. Ault.. K. Legg 368 Crescent HilL Creseent HilL Bates E. E. Gilmore J. W. Duncan 369 Composite Doniphan Ripley D. II. Ponder J. :McCallum 370 Wilhamstown Williamstown Lewis S. Xeeper J. W. Hamsey 371 Craig Craig Holt C. A. Doughty H. L. Ward 372 Nonpareil East Lynne Cuss John C. Bridges T. J. Hewitt 338I.11!.Yrtl~

T DIE OF 'f "' EETING.

Joplin :Malta Bend ~Iillville

.-.

(JJ

I11.

IR.

ln. IA.

First and third Thursdays. Wednesday on or before full moon. s.aturda y on or before full moon. S~cond .and fourth wedn.esdays. Wednesday before full moon. Saturday before full mOOH. Thursday on or before full moon. Saturday on or before full moon. Second and fourth Mondays. Saturday on or before full moon. No returnsfor 1877-8. Second Saturday. . No 7·ctw·ns. No retu7'ns. Saturday before full moon. Saturday before full moon. Second Saturday. First Monday. Saturday on or before full moon. Saturday on or before full moon. No 1'ctW'1lS. r.rida~ o~ or before full moon. I hursday on or before full moon. First and third Tuesda~·s. Saturday on or after full moon. Friday on or before full moon. Saturday on or after full moon. Second and fourth Wednesdays. First Friday. Second and fourth Mondays. Saturday on or before full moon. Third Saturday. Saturday on or before full moon. Saturday on or after full moon. Sat. on or a.ft. f. m. and 2 wks. after Saturday on or before full moon.

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323 Mandeville 3!~ Golden Rule 3/<J Plumb 37~ Kin~ Hill 37/ Ancient Craft 378 Kilwint;ling 379 Coatesvl~le 380 Queen City 381 I~nia 382 Richland 383 Pythagoras 3~ Harmony 385 Alexander 386 Dayton 387 Woodside; 388 Farmersville 389 1Arcana 390iMarionville 391jR.aytown 392 Christian 393,Bee Hive 394; Dagan 395!L~timer : 396 'Western LIght 397 Gower 398 Jasper 399 Pike 400 Decatur 401 Center 402 GaveL 403 Lowry Ci~y 404 Alexandria 4051Meridian SUI1. 406Itunea 407 RoyaL 408 Montrose 409jCivil Bend ·410,Iberia 411 .Joppa 412'Appleton City 413 .valle Y 414 1Greensburg 415:Hunncwell 416Cache . 417,Covenll.nt 418 Clear Creek

IMandeville .Jonesburg IMiddletown !N~ar St; Joseph IKmg City IDowniIW ICoatesvi~le

Queen City E:,celsior Richland Cassville Vibbllrd Bedford, Dayton \Thomasvi1Ie Farmersvllle' Wintersville Marionville !Raytown J'ink Hill 'Lawson 'Mendon Lic~ing

LOUisburg Gower Midway Cu.rryvil,le PClrce City Lebanon New Cambria Lowry Cio/ Alexnndl'la Austit;l HanlllbIlL * l\Iooresville Montrose * Civil Bend Ibcria; Hartville Appleton City BOICkOW Greemburg Hunnewell South St. Louis Carrollton Lincoln

CarrolL Montgomery Montgomery ~uchanan

(-'entry Schuyler Schuyler Schuyler Morgat;l Pulaski Barry Ray Livingston Cllss O~e~on:

LIVmgston Sullivan Lawrence .Ja.ckson Jackson Ray Chariton Texas Dallas Clinton Jasper .; Pike Lawrence Laclede Macon 18t. Clair Clark iCllss: 1Mal'lon ;Livingston iHenry 'Daviess ;.)~il.ler

Wright St. Clair :Andrew !Knox IIShelby S.t. Louis Carroll Benton

P. F. :Elsass Horace W. .Johnson B. H. Hayden C. w. Hlu:ris Geo. P. BIgelow 1zeno W. Saunders W. H. Sho~make ,John H. 'yalker IA. B. Broqk D. E. Da.VIS R. R. McGuire iS. L. Bay ,E. E. Wescott ll'.H. Huff ·~. R. Woods.i~e Solomon 1,1\ engood Geo. T. Todd .John A. McCulloh ~liltO. n Boone J. Renick (1877) iW. M. Allison :Geo. E. Misner !Geo. Orr ·J. D. Shaw J. D. Coleman John T. Wallar Andrew J:·Sweet J. B. Perk~ns J. W. Farl'ls Horace R. Southwick W~. M. Cox Elijah Eggers H. K. Ritter Joseph Rowe Albert S. Fisher !C. H. Watkins M. Irving ,T. J.. b'~archant E. C. Steele !Wm. E. Shelton D. Kent P. G. H. Barnett Wm. S. McClintie }. W. Maxwell Noah Krout :H. W. Fristoe'

IA.

I:\IitChell ~lock W. L. Smith J. B. Johnson !J. W. Beltch Wm. II. Alexltnder A. H. l<:arnsworth A. J. Eidson Henry :\1. Jacobs T. R. Townley H. M. Cowan Michael Horine C. Hauser J. H. Baugh J. :M. Wilhite Posey Woodside J. C. Rose J. T. Richardson Wm. H. Cushing M. T. Smith A. G. Knight (187i) R. .J. Clark D. Guthridge James ~. Campbell D. Manon Rush ID. S. Hall. ;Thos. ScaL IJ<?hn W..Hawki.ns !W. l\I. Kll'kpatrlCk iW. A. Johnson Geo. W. l\liller .;S. 1\1. Gracy iW. B. Haston iD. H. ":ebster John PIC.rson I.T. G. Woodlllnd IRobert Mesic ,J. L. poweIL· Robt. ~\llcn N. B. Garner !R. C. ~eeJy Edward Robinson ,S. S. Pearce ·W. B. Thiehoff ,R. W. Wltters .las. L. Grant.. Enos. H.l\Ioxley !.

Saturday hefore full moon. Saturday before full moon. Thursday on or before full moon. ~ltturday on or before full moon. Saturday on or before full moon. Sa~urdlty on or before full moon. Fnday on or before full moon. Saturday on or after full moon. Saturday on or before full moon. Thursday on or before full moon. iSaturday on or before full moon. ,Sllturday on or before full moon. ISecond and fourth Saturdays. Baturday on or after full moon. \Fourth Saturday. ·Saturday on or before full moon. iSaturday on or after full moon. IFriday on or before full moon. Saturday before full moon.

..-

...:J

!No retlLrns.

ISaturday before full moon. Saturday before full moon. Saturday before full moon. Saturday before full moon. Saturday before full moon. First and third Saturdays. Saturday on or before full moon; ,Wednesday on or before full IIloon. ;).londay before full moon. Snturday aft. f. m. and 2 wks. after. Friday before full moon. :Saturday bel'. f. m. and 2 wks.after. iFriday on or before [ull·moon. ISecond and fourth 'Iuesdllys. Second and fourth Saturdays. Sat. on or ber. f. m. and 2 wks. after

~ ~ ~

R."

·.. ·.. 1

S,a~urday on or after full moon. } nday on or after full moon. Saturday on or a.fter full moon. :Saturdlly before full moon. ISaturday on or after full moon. ISllturday on 0'1' aftcr full moon. <SE!c~nd and .fourth Sll.tt~rdays. ;Fll'st and third Monda~s. 'Second Saturday.

J--I-

.·e_

GRAND SECRETARY'S TABULAR STATEMENT, ETc.-Oontinued.

LonoE.

419 Star : .420 Itru;ka 421 Euclid 422 Gate of the Temple 423 Newburg 42~ Samaritan 425 Cedar. CIty 426 LeesvIlle 427 Glenwood 428 Louisville.: 429 New Madnd 430lIron Mountatn 431 Cemen~ 432IDaup~me

433 Mack ~ Creek 434 Whe~lm~ 435 St. NICholas 437 Tuscumbia 438ITemp~rance

439 Mt. Olive 440 Trowel 441 Excelsior 442,Mt. Lebanon 4431Anchor 444 Ada. 445 I WestGate 446 Gr~en.field 447 FaIrvIew . 448 Schell City 449 Piedmont.. 450 Belton 451 Argyle 452 Verona 453 Forsyth 454 Benton 455 Barnesville 456 Wallace

I. p."6:'~ND;;:i'". 1abervIlle St. Louis Versailles ~. Springfield Competition Bonne -r:erre Cedar. City LeeSVIlle Glenwood Louisville ; New Madnd Iron Mountain Halfwo:y

.,. Daup~me Mack ~ Creek Wheel~n~

Cave Sprmg Tuscumbia Smithville Marshfield Lutesville Jaokson Mt. Moriah St. Louis Orrick St. Louis Greenfi~ld

ScottsVIlle Schell City Piedmont.. Belton Nevada Verona Forsyth Lincoln Logan's Creek Bunceton

For Reje1'ence Notes see end oj Tahte, Page 190.

1-4

=====;======::=======;========== •COUNTY.

St. Clll.1r St. Louis Morgan Greene Laclede St. Francois Callaway Henry Schuyler Lincoln : : New Madnd St. Francois Polk Osage

• • MmER.

A. G. Cornelius John J. Fischer Louis Walter E. D. Parce J. J. Burney iA. W. Ke~th " !Chas. 'yo Samuel I.JOhn venlemans S. N. Burgin iJ..F. young IRIchard H.Hll.teher C. W. Congcr James W. Burnes James Moore C~~den ICharles Wescott. LIvlUgston ..: IS. W. Hay.nes.; Greene Jas. M. WIlhoIt Miller H. C. Todd C~ay E. L. Thatc1?e~ "ebster James H. Wllhams Bollinger Andrew R. Jaques Cape Girardeau Nathan C. Harrison Ha.rrison A. T. Schaeffer (1877) St. Louis Joseph Mountain Ray )1. G. Taylor St. Louis D. O. Butterfield IDad~ I:seymour Hoyt Sullivan John Clements (1877) Vernon Byron Robinson :Wayne F.)I. Bunyard iCass ;G. L. Love (1876) jvernon iA. C. Sterett Lawrence J. M. Gregory (18771 Taney ..IJordan M. Haworth Benton IH. Willis (1876) IReynolds ·iHenderson Chitwood Cooper 'S. H. Stephens

SECRET,,"Y.

Tnm OF MEET"O.

A. C. DavIdson Saturday on or before full moon· Edward Nathan Second and fourth Wednesdays. W. n. McCoy First Saturday. W. D. Littlefield Second and Fourth Thursdays. Wm. Perry Saturday on or after full moon. iS. C. Orten : S,,!-turday on or before full moon. jGus. A. L~DeIs F lrst Saturday. ,wm. T. HIll Saturday on or before full moon. G. D. Gray Saturday on or after full moon. F. M. Dixon: Saturday 011 or before full moon. 'Henry C. RIley Saturday after full moon. !Joshua L. Andrews Saturday before full moon. !Jas. F. Shearwood Saturday before full moon. Max. Vache Saturday before full moon. Wm. Osborn Saturday after full moon. W. Edgerton .. IJoseph Pollock Thursday before full moon. J. W. Tallman Saturday on or before full moon. S. F; Krauss Fi~.t an.d third Saturdays. Chnstopher W. Brooks Fnday before full moon. Madison R. Smith Friday before full moon. Jas. F. Brooks Sat. on or bef. full and new moou. W. E. Cockerill (1877) No returns. F. C. Bonsack Second and fourth Wednesdays. R. H. McWhorter Saturday on or after full moon. R. J. Humber Second and fourth Tuesdays. J. F. L~ngar ;.; Tues. aft. Fri. on or bef. full moon. H. C. ,\' arren (18/7) No returns. T. L. Strong ,Saturday ber. f. m. and 2 wks. after. James A. Park Second and fourth Saturdays. A. C. Brokaw (1876) No 1"ebd''nsjor 1877-78. Robt. J. McGowan Tuesday on or after full moon. W. F. Cullah (1877) No 1'etn-rns. . Levi Boswell Saturday on or after full moon E. H. Morley (1876) NoretW'11sjor 1877-78. Thos. S. Barncs Saturday on or before full moon. Ed. Crumer Saturda)' on or before full moon.

lw.

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~~~ -~.

•... f

457iTriple Tie 4~8:\lelville

4;J9,Hazelwood 460:Lambskin 461'Caruthersville 462 Santa Fe 464 1 Aullville 465 1Silver City 4f>6iCentre View 4671Pleasant Hope 468,Red Oak 469;Plato 4701' Nodaway 471 MineraL 472,Pickering 4Z3; NiI!-cvah ..:: 4 14,i. GUll ford 475;Golden 476:Mt. Hope 477'Hcnderson

iLongtown ID!\deville "'aldo 'St. Louis Caruthersville 'Santa Fe Aullville Silver City Centre View PleMant Hope Red Oak Plato Maryville Orono~o

Pickerlllg Oh!er:.: GUlltQrd GoloE'n City :\11. Hope Henderson

lpcrry Robcrt M. Wilson Uriah Abernathy Dade John W. Lightner JalI!es L; Withrow Webster A. C. Heckendorn 'JOslah W. Thomas St. Louis John B. Thompson 'H. R. Newcomb 'l'emiscot.. V. P. Adams Otl77) 'J. D. Tinsley 0877; Monroe Geo. W. Edmonson (1877).Chas. P. :\IcCarty. (18i7) Lafayette Louis Carthroe jGeo. P. GordOll. Ter. of N. :\Iexico.. Cornelius Bennett.. Chas. O. Butts 'Johnson N. G. Engle H. E. Larrimore 'I'POlk Wm. B. Patterson John C. Cochran Lawrence David Hunter Geo. W. Earnest.. Tcxas John C. Hicks R. B. Lynch 'Xodaway W. H. Hudson X. W. Charles Jasper !C. P. Galloune (1877 i :8. L. Long (1877 i :~odaway :Wm. M. Wallis John W. Harman I~incOln.: ;.! w~. w.. ~h~w iJohn. E. Moseley ~odaway 1'. Davls B. L. Cook Barton F. W. Davenport.. :D. A. Appleby Lafayette Robt. T. Rm;sell /'vm. T. Anden;on Webster B. F. Dennis T. B. Horn

IJ.

Saturday on or before full moon. Thursday on or before full moon. Thursday on or before full moon. Second aud fourth Wednesdays.

.J.Vo returns. No returns.

:Saturday.on or before full moon. ,First Thursday. 'Friday on or before full moon. Thursday on or before full moon. Saturday on or before full moon. Saturday before full moon. Second and fourth Saturdays. No retu-rns. First Saturday. on or after full mo-. ,Saturday on or ",fier, full moon. ;Saturday on'or before full moon. ;Tuesday on or before full moon. IFriday on or before full moon. ,Thursday on or before full moon.

~~~ife~~~l~.:·:::::::::::::.:·:*.~fe~~~lt·liili'.::::::::~:~:.~~~:::::::::::::::::~.~: ~~~~~n~;l::::::::::::::::i~:E: KI~~:~::::::::::::::::::::::!lsaturdaY

481\.clinton 482 Clintonville 483 Irish Grovc 48-1 Kirkwood 485i Parngon 486iCairo 48i, Herndon 488:Lock Spring 489 Lakeville 490,Montevllllo 491Ivllndalia 492,Daggett.. 493;Vernon . 494 Lewistown 495 Globe 496'Robert Burns 497IStarlford 498· Kaseyville 499 Paynesville 500 Jameson 501 Buckner 502 Philadelphia l:.D. H~vana U.D. Wllson

,clinton 'Clintollville !Milton · 'Kirkwood I(;reen Ridge ICairo :Herndon Lock Spring Lakeville Montevallo Vandalia ·Loutre Island 'Mounds :Lewistown ILouio:iana :Gainesville Straflbrd .'Kaseyville :,1'. aynC.SVille :Jameson :Buckner ;philaclelphia t!HaVana · t Shawneeton 1

:Henry : iCedar IAtchison St. Louis Pettis Randolph Saline Davie&l Stoddard Vernon ::Audrain l\1ontgomery Vernon Lewis.. ,Pikc

M. A.l"ikC Henry Hurt 'JOrdan J. Denny Chas. L. young 1.1. O. Stephens IW. M. Baker John S. Cundiff Thos. Brooks 'Georg-e Ventres Hathaway John H. Thole ILemuel Price H. J. Collier w. T. Humphrey Henry B. Butts ~Ozark R. 1'. Ellison 'Grecn W. S. C. Dillard ~Iacon Wm. D. Singleton Pik~ , IR. T..Hawkins Davlc5S Geo. P. Allen Jackfo'on S. W. Hudson Marion )J. E. Rhoades ··IGentr~ :· IWIll. Earl. ,Cape GIrardeau R. T. Henderson

lz.

·_k.;."

1i.J. Pollack John M. Fergus Saml. P. Jewell Henry T. ~tudd John R. Thomas Oscar A. Baker Will H. Fenwick Thos. B. Brookshire E. B. Revelle W. H. Smith W. A. Flynn L. W. Hunt \-V. H. Parker B. C. Roberts Henry P. Brown Robt. Q. Gilliland H. A. McGinty Jas. R. Leathers F. W. p.atton Danl. Cornue IJohn S. Walker }. B. Cort.. · · · !L. N. Torrence

on or before full moon. Second and fourth Fridays. \Saturday on or before full moon. Tuesday on or before full moon. Second and fourth Mondays. Saturday on or after full moon. Fouth SRturday. Tuesday on or before full moon. Monday on or before full moon. Saturday on or after full moon. Saturday on or before full moon. Saturday on or before full moon. Saturday on or before full moon. Tuesday before full moon . Saturday after full moon. First and third Thursdays. Saturday on or before full moon. Saturday on or after full moon. Saturday on or before full moon. !.Saturday on or after full moon. Saturday on or after full moon. I First and third Saturdays. Second Saturday.

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GRAND SECRETARY'S TABULAR STATEMENT, ETc.-Oontinued. o

LODGE.

A~D

TOWN ADDRESS.

P. O.

COUNTY. :

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October 17, 1878.

MASTER.

SECRETARY.

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TUllE OF MEETING.

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Dispensation continued October 17, 1878.

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Appendix.

191

DISBURSEMENTS.

ThÂŁ joUowing amounts were paid during the year:

Expenses of Xenophon Ryland, Grand Master $ 100 00 Judgment against Grand Lodge 3,000 00 Grand Tyler and Gouley's funeral expenses.......................................................... 200 00 Amount paid Missouri Lodge, No.1, Gouley's funeraL :.............................. 150 00 Grand Lecturer for 1877 : 1,000 00 Grand Secretary's salary 3,000 00 Insurance.............................................................................................................. 50 00 Geo. Thorp. washing aprons 21 00 Costs of suit 1!8. Grand Lodge................................................................................ 40 80 Gouley's engraving and melnorial cut................................................................... 87 50 Office Rent.......... 600 00 Postage for Grand Master Ready.......................... 50 00 Portraits of (3) Past Grand Masters......... 120 00 Loan acconnt : :. 215 00 Contingent expenses 40 65 Grand Lodge Proceedings, (Hildreth) 1,581 10 Gouley's Estate, Books bought for Grand Lodge.................................................... 65 00 Posmge on Grand Lodge Proceedings ,.......... 173 00 Postage for Office ,..................................................................... 93 22 Express Bills...... 31 23 Amount drawn by Grand Master Ready, Expenses........ 100 00 Stationery and Blank Books....... 59 10 Office Clock ,.................................. 23 00 Dues refunded, Hogle's Creek Lodge...... 10 50 Dryden's claim., balance....... 11 50 Expense!:), Joseph Foster's funeraL......................................................... 203 35 Donation to Yellow Fever Sutferers !...................... 300 00 Donation to Ric.hmond Lodge, No 57..................................................................... 1400 $11,339 95

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THE YELLOW FEVER FUND.

The following amounts were received by the Grand Secreta~J' for the yellow fever sufferers, as per statement. The donors were not all Masons. Lodges and individuals are credited according to the order in which the money was received: Citizens of Clarksville Perseverance, No. 92 $ 25 00 J. Braddocks, Jefferson Barracks...... Globe, No.4!l5.................................. 26 50 Heroine, No. 104............................. King Solomon, No. 90...................... 1000 FUlton, No. 48.................................. St. Charles Masons..................... ...... '12 00 Corinthian, No. 26,')........................... Lexington, No. 149........................... 50 00 Grand Lodge of Missouri.. Hebron, No. 354 25 00 Phamix, No. 136............................... 3000 Tebo, No. 68..................................... John Ure, HannibaL....................... 5 00 St. Joseph, No. 78 Farmington, No. 132............ 25 00 Citizens of New Florence, per Ellis. Jefferson, No. 43............................... 25 00 Springfield MIl,sons Centralia, No 59.............................. 10 00 Clarksville, No. 17............................ Barbee, No. 217.......:......................... 25 00 Morality, No. 186.............................. Pauldingville, No. 11........................ 10 00 Livingston, No. 51............................ Eureka, No.73 25 00 Arrow Rock, No. 55.......................... Clarence, No. 305.............................. 10 00 Cambridge, No. 63............................ Star of the We.~t, No. 133.................. 25 00 'Vaverly, No. 61................................ Windsor, No. 29 40 00 Phelps, No. 357................................. :Miami, No. 8fl 25 00 A lady of Miami.............................. Danville, No. 72............................... 29 00 . L. Fry, of :Miami........ Citizens, not Masons, Danville.......... 6 25 Florida, No. 23................................. Wellington, No. 22........................... 15 00 Doric, No. 300................................... Shekinah, No. 256 25 00 Fayetteville, No. 264 Williamsburg, No.8......................... 10 00 Mechanicsville, No.260.................... Osage, No. 303.................................. 25 00 Washington. No. 87.......................... Xenia, No. 50................................... 25 00 Monticello, No. 58............................ Cass, No. 147 50 00 Salisbury, No. 208............................. Montgomery City, No. 246................ 55 00 Butler, No. 254................................. Jackson, No. 82................................. 10 00 Wellsville, No. 194............................ RoJ)a, No. 213................................... 25 00 Troy, 1"0. 34 ~..... Fayetteville, No. 264........................ 10 00 Oak Grove congregation.................. Monticello R. A. Chapter, No. 20....... 15 00 D. S. Hall, Gower, Mo....................... Jacksonville, No. 44.......................... 10 00 Fayette, No. 47................................. Warrenton, No. 231........................... 25 00 Individual members of No. 47......... St. Marks, No. 93 100 00 Huntsville, No. 30....... Parrott, No. 308................................ 5 00 Benevolence, No. 170........................ Citizens of Wright City, Mo............. 79 00 Potter, No. 84 Nineveh, No. 473............................... 10 00 Holden, No. 262................................ Western Star, No. 15......................... 5 00 Palmyra, 1"0. 18............................... Orient :Francais, No. 167................... 25 00 Colony, No. 168................................

$37 65 1 00 20 00 25 00 75 00 300 00 20 00 25 00 25 00 226 00 32 50 25 00 31 00 30 00 25 00 60 00 25 00 100 1 00 10 00 10 00 19 00 io 00 25 00 25 00 25 00 50 00 25 00 10 00 43 35 2 00 25 00 10 00 10 00 12 25 20 00 33 50 1500 5 00

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St. James, No. 230 Lewistown, No. 494 ..: . Lewistown citizens . Bolivar, No. 195 .. North Star, No. 157 .. La Plata Masons and citizens .. La Plata.Union Sabbath SchooL .. Louisville, No. 428 .. New Florence citizens, per McDaniel. California, No. 183 . Knob Noster, :No. 24..>.. .. Farmers', No. 222 . Agricola, No. 343 .. Greenfield, No. 446 .. Greenfield C.hapter, No. 38 . :Masonic Brethren of Mexico, per J. M. Marmaduke . Liberty. No. 31.. .. Papinvllle, No. HO .. Joachim, No. 164 . Everett, No. 219 . Paulville, No. 319 .. Twilight (Columbia), No. IH· . Colufubia R. A. Chapter .. Mound City, No. ~94.. .. Camden Christian Church . Camden Baptist Sabbath School .. Camden Point Masons .. Lick Creek (Brethren), No. 302 :.. Hallsville Brethren, (U. D.) .. .. Oregon, No. 139 : Plattsburg, No. 113 ..

S10 00 500 '1600 730 1;') 00 1950 1200 500 2000 5000 1000 2000 1500

MO.,}

3000

2500 ;'·000 41 50 2;)

3500

[) .')0 1000 2000 3000

2000 El 15 ;) 50 750 700 1000

193

O'Sullivan, No.7 Woodlawn, No. 223 Ben. Franklin, No. 353..................... Western Light, No. 396..................... J. M. Ritchey and others Middle Grove, No. 42....................... Dover, No. 122......................... ......... High Hill, No. 2.')()............................ Q,ueen City, No. 380.......................... Ionic, No. 235 :..... Brookfield, No.·80............................. Glenwood, No. 427........................... New Salem, No. 270 Altona, No. :n5................................. Hunnewell. No. 115.......................... Neosho, No. 247................................ Friendship, No. 89........................... PrarievilIe, No. 137........................... Prarieville citizens............ ......... ...... T)'ro. No. 12..................................... Willialilstown, No.370..................... New Hope, No. 199..................... ..... Cooper, 1\0. 36.................................. Tipton. No. 51i...................... Cameron Masons and citizcns Hermann, No, 123 Breckenridge Hope, No. 2.'i1................................... Wallace, No. 4.'itl... ~................. A lady of Jonesburg

SID 00 5 00

10 od 5 00 5 00 I) 00 HI 00 1 00 5 00 5 00 23 50 5 00

15 00 4 90 7.')Q 10 00 67 50 10 00 12 00 7 00 10 00 25 00 25 00 29 25 134 55 ~ 7 00 10 00 50 ()() 25 00 2 ()()

5230 50 00.

I received, from all sources, the sum of

$3,414 45

Di~bul·sed it a.~ foUowll : Tennessee $1,492 10 1t1ississippi...... 1,307 00 Louisiana.............................................. 600 00 Expenses for Circulars, Postage and Telegraphing............................................... 15 35

Total,

83,411 45

The sums scnt, were distributed, by ·pltrties. in the States named, to the most needy localities. 1 could not undertake the work of sending money to each particulltr community where there was a demand for it. Much money was sent br the Masons of Missouri directly to given points in the South, without transmitting it through me, and therefore cannot be reported here. The amount will never be known, though very considerable. The M8;sons of this State have done nobly. The work of serving them and the sufferers, in this matter, though trying and heavy, has been a work of love, and performed with great pleasure.

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CONTRIBUTIONS BY LODGES AND BRETHREN OF ST. LOUIS CITY AND COUNTY, AND WHERE DISBURSED. Missouri, No. 1.. $137 50 Pride of West, No. 179 :Meridian, No.2................................ 50 00 Good Hope, No. 218.......................... George Washington, No.9 100 00 Keystone, No. 243 St. Louis, No. 20............................... gO 00 Aurora, No. 267 Naphtali, No. 25 282 65 Fenton, No. 281................................. Mt. Moriah, No. 40........................... 50 00 Cosmos, No. 282................................ Bonhomme. No. 45 50 00 Anchor, No. 443 PolaT Star, No. 79............................. 13 00 West Gate, No. 44,,) Bridgeton, No. 80............................. 37 50 Kirkwood, No. 484 By a member of a Lod~e in East se Louis-name refused....................................... Montgomery Royal Arch Chapter, No. 34.................................................................. Valley Lodge, Arkansas-special for Grenada.......................................................... Total Remitted

70 00 25 00 50 00 ZOO 00 72 00 25 00 5000 20 00 23 00 200 30 00 25 00

$1.452 65

to :Memphis

Grenada New Orleans Jackson, :M:iss Nashville : Paid Secretary for circulars and postage...........

: $200 125 200 450 200 1

00 00 00 00 00 15 1,176 15 $276 50

JNO. W. LUKE, J. R. PARSON, W. II. THOMPSON, C. C. RAINWATER, B. L. HICKMAN, J. R. HORROCKS, Secretary.

Executive Committee.

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REPRESENTATIVES APPOI~TED

NEAR OTHER GRAND LODGES BY THE GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI.

State. Alabama Arkansas British Columbia Canada Connecticut ChilL Colorado California , Delaware District of Columbia Dakota Egypt England Florida Georgia Iowa Ill1nois Idaho Indiana : Ireland I{entucky Kansas Louisiana Maine Minnesota Mlcbigan Mississippi Massachusetts , Maryland :.. Montana Manitoba New york

.;Yamc.

Dan iel Sayre E. H. English Israel W. PowelL James K. Kerr George Lee Jose Mondalodo Ed. C. Parmelee Alexander G. AbeIl William S. Hayes .' Wm. R. Singleton Thomas H. Brown F. F. Oddi Braxton Baker De Witt C. Dawkins J. Emmett Blackshear Theodore S. Parvin Jerome R. Gorin Jonas W. Brown ~.William Hacker Edward Linahan John M. Todd M. S. Adams Jobn A. Stevenson Ira Berry H enry L. Carvell J. C. Cotllnbury Charles T. Murphy John K. Hall John S. Berry H. L. Hosmer : W. C. Clark John C. Boak

Post Office. Mon tgomery. Little Rock. Victoria: Toronto. New Have!!.. Valparaiso. Georgetown. San :Francisco. Wilmington. Wasbington. Sioux Falls. Cairo. London. Monticello. Macon. Iowa City. Decatur. ~daho City. Shelbyville. Dublin. Louisvllle. Leavenwortb. New Orleans. Portland. St. Paul. Kalamazoo. Durant. Boston.路 Baltlmore. Vlrginia City. Winnepeg. New York CIty.

196 Btate. North Carolina New Jersey New Brunswick New Hampshire Nova Scotia Nevada Nebraska New Mexico Obio Oregon Pennsylvania Quebec Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Wyoming Territory Washington Territory West VirgInia Wisconsin

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Appendix. Name. R. W. Best Joseph H. Hough Wm. F. Buntlng Wllliam Barrett Robt. D. Clark Jobn D. Hammond J. N. Wise W. W. GrifIln A. M. Ross Jobn McCracken , Tbomas Brown John H. Graham Charles D. Greene Charles Inglesby J ohn Frizzell George H. Bringhul'st Frank Tilford Henry Clark William B. Isaacs Edger P. Snow Thomas M. Reed William J. Bates, Sr Henry L. Palmer

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Post Office. Raleigh. Trenton. St. John. Nashua. Hal1fax. Carson. Plattsmouth. Santa Fe. Cincinnati. Portland. Pbiladelphta. Richmond. Providence. Charlcston. N ashville. Houston. Salt Lake City. Rutland. Richmond. ~Cheyenne.

Olympia. Wheeling. Milwaukee.

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REPRESENTArrrVES APPOINTED BY OTHER GRAND LODGES NEAR THE GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI.

State. Alabama Arkansas British Columbia California Connecticut Canada Colorado

Name. James E. Cadle James H. Bethune Allau McDowell John E. Ryland John D. Vinci!.. Xenophon Ryland Wm. N. Loker

Post Oiflce. Chlllicothe. Charleston. Greenfield. Lexington. St. Louis. Lexington. St. Louis,

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District of Columbia Egypt Florida Georgia Iowa Illinois .Ireland Indiana Kentucky Kansas Louisiana Maine Minnesota Manitoba New York New Jersey North Carolina Nebraska Nevada Ohio Scotland Tennessee Utah : : Texas Wyoming Territor,}· Wisconsin West Virginla Washington Territory

Noah M. Givan John W. Luke Edward Spencer John W. Luke John D. Vincil Martin Collins John W. Luke Thomas C. Heady Wlll1am E. Robinson :.rhomas E. Garrett Thomas E. Garrett Xenophon Ryland 8amuel H. Saunders James E. Carter John W. Luke Charles F. Leavitt B. O. Austin Charles F. Vogel. John W. Luke John D. Vincil. :l'homas E. Garrett William A. Prall William B. Drescher John B. Maude : Samuel H. Owens Rufus E. Anderson William E,. Whiting John D. ~inciJ..

Harrisonville. :.St. Louis. St. Louis. St.Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. Lexington. Otterville. Je1ferson City. St. Louis. Springfield. New Bloomfield. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. I~ouis. St. Louis. St. Louis. : Hannibal. St. Louis. California. Hannibal. Kansas City. St. Louis.

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State. Alabama Arkanas California Colorado Connecticllt Delaware District of Columbia Dakota ; Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Indian Territory Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Massacbusctts Maryland Micbigan Minnesota Mlssissippi Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire .., New Mexico : ~ew Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio

.Name. Danie1 Sayre Luke E. Barber Alexander G. Abell Edward C. Parmelee Joseph K. Wheeler William S. Hayes William R. Singleton Chas. T. McCoy De Witt C. Dawkins J. Emmet Blacksbear Cbaries Himrod Jobn F. Burrill Wm. H. Smytbe Theodore S. Parvtn W. A. McBride John H. Brown Hi ram Bassett James C. Bachelor, M. D lra Berry Cbarles H. Titus J acob H ..Medairy Ellery 1. Garfield A.â&#x20AC;˘ T. C. Pearson John L. Power Cornelius Hedges Williain B. Bowen John D. Hammond Geo. P. Cleaves David J. Mill~r Joseph H. Hough, M. D James M. Austin, M. D Donald W. Bain John D. Caldwell

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SECRETARIE~.

Address. Montgomery. Little Rock. San Francisco. GeorgetowlJ. Hartford. Wllmington. Wa!'lbington. Bon Homme. Jacksonville. Macon. Boise City. Springtleld. lndianapol1s. lowa City. A-to-Ka, C. N. Wyandotte. LOllisvllle. New Orleans. Portland. Boston. Baltimore. Detroit. St. Paul. Jackson. Helena. Omaha. Carson. Concord. Santa Fe. Trenton. New York. Raleigb. Cinclnnati.

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Name. State. Oregon R. P. Earhart Pennsylvania John Thompson Rhode Island Edwin Baker 80uth Carolina ,.,.,.,.Charles Inglesby Tennessee John ~'rizzell TexaA , George H. Bringhurst, Utah Christophel' Diehl Vermont Henry Clark , Vlrginia Wllliam B. Isaacs Washington Thomas M. Reed West Vltginia O. S. Long Wisconsin Tohn W. Woodhull Wyoming Wllliam G. 'l'onn British Columbia Eli Harrison. Jr Canada J••J. Mason , Chili Jose Mondalodo · England ,.John Hervey Egypt : F. F. Odd~ Ireland Viscount Bernard Manitoba John H. Bell New Brunswick Will1am F. Bunting N'ova Scotia Benjamln Curren Prince Edward Island B. Wilson Hlggs Q,uebec John H. Isaacson 8cotland D. Murray Lyon

, 199 Address. Portland. Philadelphia. Providence. Charleston. Nashvllle. Houston. 8alt Lake City. Rutland. Richmond. Olympia. Charleston. Milwaukee. Evanston. Victoria. Ham 11ton, Ont Valparaiso. London. Calro. Dublin. Winnepeg. 8t..Tohn. Halifax. Charlottetown. MontreaI. Edinburgh.

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ORATION.

, By OREN ROOT, JR., GRAND ORATOR, OF CARROLLTON, MO.

MISSIONS OF MASONRY.

l~ost

JVol'shiP!ul Grand Master and Brethren of the Grand Lodge:

I do not believe. it becoming in one who has willingly undertaken It work, to Wliste time in apologies, or to crave peculiar indulgence. I am not accustomed to be awed in the presence of public assemblies; but, standing here where so many of the best in our State, most earnest in thought and most vigorous in expression, have stood before me, I must express t~e deep sense of responsibility that I feel-far deeper in reality than in anticipation, Espeeially do I feel the incompletenei'S of my efforts, as I recall the noble front of GOULEY, than whose thought none was keener or stronger, than whose utterance none was more forcible or effective. Budding graduates from High Schools and Colleges have read and spoken to us so much of the" mission" of all that lives, that to talk of the mission of anything is as trite as "On Linden when the sun was low," or the "Psalm of Life." But triteness does not wear truth: it is only the tarnish of use, and the pure metal has that. A mission is given "not only to us as individuals, but also to all organisms and organizations. The deeper historic

searchin~ of

our day, links eonstmnly lives of old development

to our own; and provcs, more and more, that the past wrought out a work which it was sent to do for our present, and that we m'e "heirs of all the ages." We build upon foundations which others have laid: we lay foundations whereon others stIll shall build. There are palaces and churches, and the Vatican and St. Peter's at Rome, to-day: dig down, and you will find the Rome that Constable Bourbon slLcked: dig down, and you reach the Rome that Alaric pillaged: dig down, awl you touch the Rome of Trojan 'and Angmitus: and underneat1,l them all arc the relics of the clanned herdsmen and robbers G. L.-Al'. 14.

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who first made banctuary where" tawny Tiber rolls." What is true of the marble and â&#x20AC;˘ the dust, is true of the spirit. The lessons of the nurslings of Faustula have been taught und retuu~ht and deepened and disappeared and come again; and with the added lessons of other years, they are potent to-day over thf~ grave of Victor.Emanuel and about the throne of King Humbert. In the world of te~ching ann learning, Egypt and Assyria, and Athens and Rome and Florence, have been in turn learners ann teachers: Iliad and Niebelnngenhiln, Shastas ILnd Vedas and Sagas, have stirred the blood of one age, to be the brain-stirrers of another. The tribes and nationstwith lUliguage and law, with art and literature and civilization, have been messengers of Him who sendeth; and they have done the work and taught the lessons which He meant. From them our culture has come; and we are, even in the pride of our present, learners at the feet of the past. Kot these only, institutions also hlwe had their :vork to do and their lessons to telLch. God -make." no mistakes, commit') no blunders; the work fits the doer and the time; and the mission cOllies to 110 ill-shaped messenger. So the missions are not all one. From the force and dignity awl endurance of tlle work, come power and dignity to the Institution. We may, I think, Brethren of the Grand Lodge, by looking at some phases of the Mission of Masonry, gain a truer notion of its worth and respollsibil,ities. The early Mission of Masonry, as we all know, wu.s operative; bnt it had, from the firH, its Rpiritual significance and power. The Temple of Solomon reached out to hind Judah and Benjamin into oneness. The Temple of Zl~rnbbabel perpetuated a like influence. It was not until this Temple was swept away by the legionaries of Titus, that the Jew was without a city; and even yet the Temple's memory lLnd the Temple's hope bind scattered Israel together for ll. future deliverance and union. Men in Wp..stern Europe built crudely; and their lives accorded too often with their homes. To be lifted up, men must look up. So the Masons led them to gaze aloft along the buttresses and towers and clnRtered spires to the angel-crownen domes of th~ cathedrals of Strasburg and Cologne and Litchfield and Pisa and Rouen and a hundred other cities. They built palaccR for men of power,'eastles for men of wa.r, and churches for men of God. But they were doing far more than putting stone on stone for palace or ensUe or those "carved prayers" which Medireval Christianity built so grandly. TUeh men learned (~()mf()rt in the pa.lace of power: the Rquire ~\'as taught in the baron's castle, that . strength llnd convenience might go together; and all alike, baron and squire and peasant were tau~ht the lesson of blended beauty, grace and power, in the solemn aisles of the cathedrals. The seed grew 810wl)o' then: it grows more quickly now. You cannot buIld a tasteful cottage in a Western Village. or a convenient barn on a Western prairie, that you do not teach the dwellers and passers-by some lessonR worth their learning. 'Other men were as we; and Operative Masonry not only wrought works to endure, but taught lessons repeated in a million homes to-day:

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But the knowledge how to frame the arch and mullion, to plant the spire and spring the dome, with the taste to combine the elements of architecture in plea.~ing and substantial harmony, ,videned with widening thought. The lesson which Freemasonry was fir:>t to teach was taught: the generations, no longer learners, built for themselves; and, as tools of a daily craft, the square and compasses and plumb, the rule and line and level,the trowel and gavel passed from the Guild of Masoiuy into the hands of the peoplewhosoever would might work with them henceforth. But the Mis~ion of Masonry was not wholly operative. As this last lost somewhat of its power through its own accomplishment, the mission of a liberal kTlowled~e, beyon<l the art of building, fell upon the Craft. In Medireval days, knowledge was a thing of favor for the church and its priesthood. Men, ignorant, we~e more readily thralls; the church and monarchs kept them so. Mas~nry, takinA' the seven liberal arts, opened them to the worthy-revorentIy, as God's truth, yet not niggardly, as only the right of ~ few. The worthy, be they who they would, were to be taught. Wild intoxication came sometimes with the revelry of knowledge. Illuminati and Rosicrucians sprang from the thinkers of )fa.~onry. Philosophic thought, searching for the hidden in life, for the last basis of truth, wrought strange theorIes, but it laid bare grand principles. 'rhClie were fatnl to tyranny of Church or State. Those who could strike, as well as those who could think, learned the lessons; and there was a contest-which is not yet ended-between despotism, which darkens and chains, and MAsonry, which enlightens and sets free.

This educational mission is, however, in the main, ended. Schools !tnd universities are in the hands of the people, open to all; and, in some quarters, not even parental tyranny or neglect will avail to shut out the young from the places of knOWledge. There is no n~ed any more that MMons shall, in their Middle Chamber, teach geometry, logie and astronomy. The school-house and the press are doing, for young and old, the work which was a part of the Masonic Mission. The burden of encouragement, however, is still upon us. As it is still befitting that the corner-stone of grand edifices be laid, square and true and trusty, by the hands of our Craft, so it is also our province to foster t.he st.udy of the liberal arts and sciences-laboring now, as of old, that" the thoughts of men be widened with tbe process of the suns." Masonry did not, with the close of its operative or its educational mission, cease or decay. The iirst work of a man or an institution, or a nation, is not of nece.ssity its only â&#x20AC;˘ work. As power may be diverted into different channels and adapted to many cnds, so the work of an institution or a nation may be changed or shifted. Wild tribes swept, by land and sea, out of the wild North, upon the confines of the Roman Empire of the West. They bore the mission of destruction for effete and corrupt civilization; and they crushed it down here and swept it away there. They burned the churches and slaughtered the priests and ravaged the fields. Teutonic power was terrible. The spirit of the" White Christ" came upon their fierce hearts: they put away Odin and Thor and Freya, and bowed at the Cross and the Sepulchre. The" free doom" of the

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Teuton came side by side with the" liberty" of the Roman; and a new, strong, vigorous civilization grew up in Western Europe. The race had a mission to build as well as to destroy. :From the new culture in. a new faith eame a strong grasp upon men who thoughtâ&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘upon the minds and consciences of Europe. :From Germany and from England, the protest of free conscience and an open Bible unfolded another leaf in the commission of the Teutonic race-a mission to save not only civilization, but progress. To-day, by the Thames, where Roman Agrippa grouped his legions llnd Norman William feasted his chivalry, and Angevin Henry planned his conquests; and nearer, by the James, the Hudson and the Mississippi; and far away Gila and Colorado and Columbia; the two free nations of earth-England and America-are working out the latest mission of the Teutonic peoples, to perpetuate the government of free hand and free thought, guided under God into liberty which is not license, in a freedom which knows no contradiction save crime. In all the varying missions of these people, in the slaying and the saving, in the protest against the tyranny of the church an.d the rebellion against the tyranny of a king-the vigor of northern forests has been with them always. The race character has remained unchanged and has stamped itself upon the work. If the mission of a race thus changes, yet bears ever the same impress, this may well be true of an institution.

Of the early Missions of Masonry I have spoken. These are past: they are not for our time or for us. There have been shiftings in the work put upon our Craft; yet it has been and is Freemasonry still. The earliest past foreshadowed the present; und the present may grntefully, as well as reverently, do honor to the past. I am very proud that Masonry is venerable: I rejoice that it has had grand work to do, and has done it; but it must have other reasons for its life to-day if we are right in giving to it our time and energies. I have no great regard for that which is old, merely because it is old; I cannot wear old clothes out of regaf(~ for past gloss, or keep an old cow from the shambles from sympathy with by-gone butter-pats. Institutions must have, for existence and use, a reason other than mere age. Not the splendors traditiollal of the Temple 011 Moriah, nor the still existent glories in arch and spire of the cathedrals of Europe are of such vulue to us that we should lay aside the work of to-day, and devote ourselves to their consideration-unless as the burden of some hours of leisure and meditation. The symbolism of the past, I honor. There are indeed rich .meanings in these common tools of handicraft; and Masonry combines them in a system of wonderful harmolly and beauty. But this is not enough; this would make Masonry a study, not a living institution; a thing of solitary thought, not of familiar converse. If we did not have the church, the moral tendency and influence of Masonry, the purity and rectitude which it constantly enjoins upon its votaries, would be the strongest reason for its existence. But for this, we have the church, adding to God's Word, which is our "rule and guide," the sanction of a direct divine commission, and urging

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righteousness upon men by all their hopes of an eternal future. That which the church is set of God to do, is not the Mission of Masonry. The purity of life and rectitude of

conduct which our Craft enjoins, must be means to a mission other than themselves. Nor does Masonic Charity, in the general usage of the term, impress me as the best reason for our existence. When" poverty cometh as an armed man," or "calamity like a flood," it is indeed well to have banded Brethren to aid and comfort us. But other organizations have perfected the charity of open purse and helping hand; and in that regard are our peers. In the larger sense of the word, charity, broadening it out to mean the love that binds us man to man as well as links humanity to heaven, is to be found, to my mind, the chief and bcst work of our present Masonry. The Mission, at first, tobuild and to enlighten, is now to love, to soften and to bind. This work, my Brethren, is for us as individuals. If we are heart-Masons as wenlls name-Masons, we personally give and get good above and beyond the letter of our ritual. The lesson of a true brotherhood is not easy to learn. The sword which hung over Eden, cut down through the hearts of men; and despite the innate yearning for companions~ip, there is in the human heart an ever present suspicion of others. The child is coy of a stranger; and we call him a foolish fellow who trusts without a bond. That our love is strong enough to overcome suspicion and lead us sometimes to put our happiness in the keeping of others, proves not the weakness of the suspicion but the divine strength of the love. Masonry comes to us and offers us a brotherhood, not in language flowing with sentiment which lips may utter while the heart throbs not, but in plain and simple symbols, linking to" Brotherly Love" in its tenets the relief which love must ever give and the truth which love must ever act. That we must" ask and seek and knock and never be sought," shames at once suspicion into silence; and the calm dignity of our ritual, with its quaint savor of the past and the progressive richness of its moral lessons, builds up our confidence. Not between straight lines that are fixed, but on a circle, that may widen like the curves in stricken water, must our lives be framed; and the circle, ever opening, admits new love and new truths, all pointing towards the fixed Almighty centre of our faith. The YOU~lg initiate looks about the Lodge upon the faces hitherto veiled to him behind the mask of strangeness.or of business: he feels a new stirring in his heart: he trusts; and this is the alphabet of brotherhood. As Masonic association continues, the social mission is still further wrought in the constant opportunity and frequent impulse to the exercise of our feelings. A practical age we call this; but it is practical in a one-sided way, as other ages have been in their way. It is mainly a material practice: .. Web to weave and corn to grind: Things are in the saddle and ride ma;'kind." We extol reason and sneer at sentiment and measure success by its bank account. We are cynical ;. but not ye; so to the core: the coming generation may be, if there arc

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no influences at work to prevent. That we are not so, is proved now and thcn, when some great exigence strips us of our outer selves; and the heart of our humanity asserts itself. Boston and ChicllgO in flames; Kllnsas and Missouri, locust-eaten; thc fair South smitten with the scourge whose golden flush is death. Th~e tOlleh the heart of our generation, and we know that it beats warmly. But for the life of every day, men nowa-days are ashamed of their feelings: all chivalry is called quixotic; and everything means bllsines.q. .In the business world this is well; and the warmest hearted of us lIlay properly recognize that" business is business," and must be conducted by rule. The trouble is, that business has so engrossed the time and talent of our generation that there is little room for play or sentiment. The heart-foldings grow hard with lack of use. Our feelings, if exercised at all, Ilre concentrated upon our homes and kindred-our other selves; and we lose the broader, unselfish love which is divine. The more immersed we are in business, the more we nced the occasion for a wider tendering of affection and of sympathy than even our homes can give. There arc some, too, for whom the sweet ties of home do not gather-lone wanderers along the way of life. They are well at the desk or the counter; but what shall wield the rod to open the sweet fountain of their affections and save them from the old bachelor dryness that rattles? Such I have known, and you, too, Brethren-men of warm, true heart-q, masked behind sometimes shy and sometimes crabbed exteriors-for whom Masonry has proved 11 life blessing, and upon it they have poured out a wealth of earnest, devoted affection. I

The Mission of :Masonry for us, then, my Brethren, is to cultivate trust in humanity and to afford a broad, unselfish 路field for the outpouring of our emotional nature. This work, in some sort, Masonry always docs. He is no Mason at all, who, after he has been raised, has not more confidence in his fellows and does not find some occasions for qUickening pulse and wanning heart. But the work is fully done, onl)' where the brotherhood of name becomes ll. brotherhood oC intimate knowledge and frequent tender 8ympathy. This can be, only where the Lodge lives to its tenets, guards well its portals by the ballot, and protects it.qelf by discipline; and where each member that he may get, gives not his dues or his presence only, but his interest and his heart to the Craft. More than this; the brotherhood Mission of Masonry can be most fully wrought Ollt, where, in the perfect equality and freedom of the Lodge, there is established, by occasional, social intercourse, that acquaintance which can come only wb:en the mask of business is laid aside and the tension of toil is relaxed and the keen, suspicious watchfulness of outer life is lulled. I know a Missouri Lodge whose hundred members are scattered over a circuit of six or eight miles in radius. On the Saturday night before the moon was full, those from town and country gathered promptly in their little Hall. When the routine business was concluded, the call to refreshment sounded. Very simple and inexpensive it was. Coffee sent up its aroma from the great pot on the Tyler's stove. Sometimes a bologna and crackers; sometimes a boiled ham of country curing, juicy and sweet, wa..:; cut and sandwiched in home-made biscuit. And the boys ate and drank and were tilled. They chatted merrily ~s they ate: good jokes were told from farm and workshop and store; and great laughter rolled out now and then. The boys were gray-beards, some of them, but they used tho'\lchool-boy names. By the time they had begun to search

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their pockets for "Long Green" and "Durham" and crush it into thcir pipes, how the masks had lifted from men's faces I and the eyes lighted! llnd the care-burden rolled off. I knew when I first met them, that they were truly Brethren there. Do I need to tell you that there are few better Lodges in Missouri? It is a very simple thing, this I tell; but simple things, like the touch of a baby finger or the thought of a mother's tear, turn the world's currents for-good or ill in every generation. Do not unden;tand me to maintain that coffee and bologna or ham'sandwiches are necessities for brotherhood! What I do wish to ur~e is, thltt the easy commingling of social intercourse is an influence to be valued in our Craft, and one too often neglected. The Social Mission of Masonry, however, is not for the individual only: in the community and in the State, the Craft has work to do. lt is a centre of practical unity. It binds together those of mos,t widely different vocations, of most diverse culture, opinions and associations, on a basis of humanity and worth which equalizes all, degrading none.

For this ~ency it has peculiar adapULtion. Its tenets are most simple and of universal application and acceptance. Its teachings, commending themselves to all, are readily fitted to all circumstances and occasions. Its standard, requiring personal freedom, personal completeness and pure character, gives cohesion without stiffness and without interfering with individual activity. :More than all, the unit principle is the recognition of man llS man; yet not as man nlone, but as standing, even in his dealings with his fellows. in God's fear and hund. Mnsonry offers no place for. selfish toil which does not benefit the mass, or for an overvaulting ambition which rises by the downfall of others. I ts honors are of worth and work: its high places are the ~ift of all; and the leader of today, a Brother always, amenable constantly to the one law, becomes the follower of to. morrow. That this work is quietly done: that the Craft takes no "stand" and rallies no partisans, makes it all the more effective. It requires little, but that little is an absolute . requirement. The man, as a Mason, stands solely upon his manhood; and yet his relations to family and friends and society are simply and adequately recognized. It is no slight thing to have in each community of the State and the nation. :mch a quiet influence at work. softening the asperities of political conflict. smoothing the harsh lines of business and lulling the antipathies of culture find of creeds. Masonry is not a party, but it saves parties from de~eneratillg into factions. One may not use it in his business, but it preYents business opposition from culminllting in bitter rivalry. It is not a religion; but it applies the earthward and manward side of divine law, to the control and guidance of daily, human life. The power of sl1ch an influence is realized aright, only when the ordinary bonds of society are weakened. When political excitement rules and heated tempers gain the mnstery, the yalue of this soothing and healing brotherhood is felt in every village and city circle. I need not illustrate: your own communitie~ will, for each of you, give instances where the rancor of party strife has been abated and the,sharp wounds of the contest healed by the influence of our Craft. When a deeper ~trife than that of party rent our land, the ties of Masonic brotherhood were un'sundered; and since the strife has closed, at St. Louis and Baltimore and New Orleans and Cleveland, the Masons of our country have met in love to knit more closely the firmest tics of our national life.

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But to my mind, Brethren, there is a grander mission for Masonry, than its ,york for us as individuals or for the communities in which we dwcll. The lessons and work of the past, we see clearly outlined in the perspective of history. The men who drew upon their Trestleboards, the plans for the great Cathedrals of Europe, might not have thought tbat from every land, reverent pilgr.ims would come to ga7,e upon their work; and that the power and beauty of their conceptions would influence the hearts and homes of all coming humanity. The Masters who taught the Fellow Crafts of mediceval days the liberal arts, did not know that their work was one of the Eastward gleams athwart the darkness that should glow, by and by, into the sunburst of morning and the radiance of noon. But they did their work; and doing may have dreamed of grand results for a distant future. You and I, Bretbren, are too near the work ()[ to-day to measure its reach and potency. But the currents of thought and activity drift too strongly to be unnoticed; and to me, there is in the basic principle of our Craft, a sympathy with this drift which marks our mission for the race. It was the Freemason Robert Burns who wrote :

" A man's a man for a' that; " And this is the key note of our work to-day. From the first, even when men were only cattle to the lords who used men's toil, and to the warriors who sbed men's blood, throu~h all tbe advances of our civilization, Masonry has made man, for manhood's sake, the standard and measure of its acceptance and its light. To-day, there is a movement of peoples. SplLnish Republicans dream of an Iberian Commonwealth: "Die Wacht am Rhein" has kindled Germany into a banded nationality: Italy for Italians and Greece for the Greeks, are cries which din the dreams of royalty at Vienna and on the Bosphorus: Slavic Societies plot for a Panslavic State. By and by, there shall be a ~rander coming tog-ether. In the purpose of the Most High, who has " made of one blood all the nations of earth," there shall come a union of nationalities working steadily, though slowly, to a oneness of interest and of sway for humanity itself.

In the forefront of this movement are to-day the Masonic nations. Especially, as it seems to me, the peculiar mark of our American charac~r is to be this recognition of humanity. \"'itb this spirit-grand in the British Empire, where it gathers beneath the safety of its flag, the East and West and North and South together, grander in America, where she takes to her freedom and her fr~nchisc all who come, and welcomes all alikeour Masonry not onl~' sympathizes: tbis is the very spirit of our Craft. Man, free, complete and pure, earnest, trusty ILnd loving, seeking the light, searching .. for the truth, is the Mason; and humanity, nnder God, for, God find humanity, makes our Brotherhood. This ~nderlies our civilization: this is the basis and end of our law; this, the spirit and purpose of our government: tbis-thank God-the sweet savor of our religion. With them all our Craft 'is thus linked; and for tbem all, for civilization and law and government and religion, Masonry, by the will of Him who sendeth, is working out bel' social mission.

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Appendix. GRAND SECRETARY'S TABULAR STATEMENT. HEFERENCES IX TABLES.

* No returns.

t Chartered Oct. 17,1878.

eRemitted by Grand Lodge.

$1.00 credited on account.

RECAPITULATION.

, Chartered Lodges, October 11, 1877 Ceased to exist during 1877 and 1878 Lodges Chartered October 17, 1878 Total Chartered Lodges

. .. ..

Total Lodges making Returns for 1878 Lodges making no Returns for 1878

Members Returned ],{embers Estimated in 37 Lodges Members in 16 Newly Chartered Lodges Amount of Dues Reported in Returns for 1878 Arrearages Reported for Previous Year

480 ]6 496

459 \

37-

Initiated Passed ,...... Raised.................................................................................................................................. Admitted...................................................... Dimitted............................................................................................................................. Died................................................................................................................................... Suspended for Non-Payment of Dues . Suspended for Unmasonic Conduct .. Expelled . Reinstated : . Rejected .

Dues Paid Balance Due

486 6-

496

893 853

860 765

856 256

415 45 52

74 272

.. 22,646 . 1,356 294.

24,296

$11,116 941- $12,117

9,410 ·

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1878.J

223

SUSPENSIONS FOR NON-PAYMENT OF DUES.

REPORTED TO THE GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI, S:EPTEIltBER 1, 1878. PARl'lES INTERESTED IN THIS LIST WILL REFEH TO REPORT OF COllHllTTEE ON G.RIEVANCE FOR RESTORATION, ETC.

No. oj Lodge.

Name oj Party.

1. Aug. H. Schmidt. 3. .J. N. Leeper. August Ortman. Arthur M. Richards. Cornelius Speer. 5. W. S. Snow. H. L. Trentham. 8. J. C. H. Broadwater. 9. Chas. Avis. J. M:. Rittenhouse. James Spore. 14. Isaac Ellis. J. F. Cox.. 18. Thos. L. Anderson. Dan'l Boone. Sam'l Barclay. J. C. Duncan. H. L. Gentry. J. W. Hayden. H: W. Koch. J. W. Pryor. J. W. Willis. 26. H. Barnes. H. Jackman. Ben Johnson. John Baker. O. O. Moore. 'L J. Powell. M. McIlhaney. Thos. Staples. B. Whaley. 28. Chas. Chadwick. Wm. H. Dunning. B. F. Shellabarger. J. E. Budlong. H. J. Bonnick. John Lees. ~

No. oj Lodge. 28.

29.

34.

36.

40.

42.' 43. 44. 47. 53.

59.

61. 66.

Name of Party.

John Morris. J. D. Thompson . Nathan Shumate. Geo. lIott. T. G. Shadburn. W. R. Taylor. James A. Ward. John W. Sydnor. Thos. Wells. Allen Glore. T. K. Nichols. A. T. Stuart. David T. Campbell. C. C. Ells. S. T. Davis. John Canton. C. J. Rerring. Edgar Knight. J. W. M:egee. R. W. Noel. David Kenny. J. P. Tuggle. H. Dowling. Richard Woodson. Robt. Stanly. Geo. Gabbot. Lemuel Hudson. Nathan'l Searcy. Virgil A. 'Vood. J. H. Harris. R. E. Harris. J. H. Lally. J. H. Lafland. Wm. J. Sexton. J. B. Davis. L. C.l\fll.rtin. John W. Glover.

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No. of • Name of Pm·(1/. Lodge. 66. R. Johnson. 68. C. H. Smith. J. G. Dudley. H. P. Goode. G. ' ' T. Cook. 69. A. Martin. J. T. Thurmond. James A. Woodruff. M. Whitmire. Chas Wright. 77. Wm. A. Harrison. Wm. Harrison. 78. John A. E. :\Ieyer. W. W. Beymer. Anton Bissig-. Leander Davis. Sam'l Reynolds. J. M. Hildebrandt. Fmnk White. V. R. Randall. S. J. Hall. J. M. Spanden. James G. Wallace. 81. W. 1'. Wright. David Tate. 86. L. Sluman. John V. Bumstead. 1'\. 1. Pettyjohn. L. K. Spafford. John A. McRae. W. D. Crandell. Thos. N. Clark. L. F. Ramsey. Moses Swain. A. D. Scott. 89. J. J. Cribbs. R. Conkling. J. M. Eyman. W. W. Walden. 90. D. S. Betts. Chas. A. Phillip. J. D. Schiffiet. 97. John Goucher. 98. O. G. Gouch. J. A. Comish. .John Gardner. W. J. Sartain. N. Cunningham. Joseph Kendicks. Eli Beckner. L. S. Thompson. R. M. Baker. 105. John W. Gallyen.

Appendix. No. of Lodge. 110. 11:1.

114.

117. 122.

131.

147. 149.

169.

llH. 173.

177.

[Oct. Na1lle of Pm·ty.

J. itL Spiva. L. S. Moore. W.1. Ray. M. Bradley. B. F. Dou~lass. G. Popplewell. Lewis Sharp. J. W. Sallee. 'Yesley Bower. H. T. Church. J. S. Plattenherg. John E. Bozer. l\l. L. Belt. .r. B. Warren. J. n. Bell. W. Beavers. Geo. W. Davison. J. B. Johnson. S. J. Lindsey. Lewis Simpson. '''''. D. Smith. A. T. Smith. J. B. Taylor, J. E. Hocker. Edward Winsor. A. E. Blewete. J. E. Cheatham. Wiley Jennings. A. V.Small. Thos. L. Smith. Wm. F.Camp. B..T. Roberts. H. L. Haynes. C. E. A. Donaldson. Geo. \"'T. Sbeble. .John Eagan. Walter Eckel. Jobn F. Albers. • D. A. Dixon. Nathan Herrick. W. H. Wilde. Charles Wanglin. '1'. J. Carsoll. H. S. Young. B. E. Anderson . Rob't Adams. J osepb Adams. A. W. Maupin. T. A. Ausley. J. Jones. L. Rush. L. Richardson. J. S. Rice.

".' ~ -

Appendix.

1878.J No. oj Dodge.

Name of Party.

177. .T. R. Mart€n.

182.

185. 187. 188.

189.

190.

191.

19·1:

W. A. Wel~h. N. B. Coffey. John R. NortDII. Albert Davis. G. Tndemeuhle. Wm. Baker. Robert Craig. C. F. Armstrong. Joseph Bcaubein. A. A. Bishop. S. M. Day. K.T . .Tudy. C. L. Hutchinson. J. M. Lesem. .J. Matteson. IJ. A. :Munger. Rob't Reynolds. L. L. SuydaIll. Benj .•Wcaver. .J. W. Biggerstaff. •J. M. Huffington. H. R. :\{aupin. R. B. Chrystal. .T. W. Mitchell. .J. C. Vermillioll. W. Barbee. J. II. Bondurant. M.P. Duskcy. Eo Stanley. S. R. Stubbs. ,J. W. Thomas. .J. B. Moore. James Adkins. A. T. Gutherie. W. S. Cary. Wm. Chestnut. S. P. Remmington. .T. C. Hughes. G. Brightwell. J. R. Swain. E. McDonald. W. A. Fox. R. L. Waller. W. C. H~tton. W. C. Wells. W. H. Cook. Clinton Cockrill. T. H. Colman. A ..J.Colmall. T. E. Parle J . .T. Park. W. D. Bunnell. F. R. Barfoot. G. L.-Ap. 16.

No. oj T.odgc. Name oj Party. 194.. .John Evans. S. J. Steele.) 1%. M. G. Devin. W. B.Hyde. .J. L. Logan. 199. J. A. Edwards. 200. Jas. Ferguson. 201. Isaac Chenoweth. John Devorse. P. F. Goben. R. H. Robertson. P. S. Wynn. 205. Sam'} Yates. James Smith. 200. Perry IJnsador. Thos. Hallingsworth. L. T. Robinson. James Crawford. 213. Moses Dudley. George Parton. Julias Haas. Thos. Kevins. John Billings. Miles 1'en.<;. E. N. Eddleman. C. M. Hamill. J. )1. Craddock. .J. N. Love. T. D. Miller. 217. Alex Shoaff. 218. Ed. Haren. ehas. .Tenner. G. Lockwood. L. Marquart. Ed. )100dy. E. Fraube. 220. H. F. Carl. J. P. Daly . O. J. }~lick. 228. J. F. Walker. 224. E. Prouty. 227. R. N. Vorce. 231. .James Hammontree. • 233. Sampson "'yett. Ie \\'. Green. Noah Caton. G. P. Moss. Luke Ellis. L. Sipple.

:om;, R. F. Hubbard. ·2.4:t A. L. Bancroft.. M. A. Rart.1eson .• A. H. Chuuey. E. C. Dlliley.

225

226 No. oj Lodge.

Name oj Party.

Jotham<S. Green. Chas. McCabe. L. R: Norton. O. D. Tucker. John L. White. 245. Morgan Allen. S. P. Bryant. .1. C. Corum. Thos. A. Cooksey.

243.

1a~gt~n~~路.

247. 259.

262.

263.

267.

269. 276.

288. 291. 292.

293.

308.

317. 319. 324. 331.

[Oct.

.I1ppendix.

J. J Means. S. D. Ma.yhew. Wm. Alexander. Isaac Forbes. H. A. Farris. David Griggs. J. O. Jewett. S. J:Jewett. J. J. Hollowell. A. J. Cochran. Wm. Hill. Death eridge. J. E. Kennedy. F. M. Castle. O. K. W. Bower. W. H. Colburn. A. J. Childs. Jesse King. T. A. Drew. P. H. Harman. C. W. Staples. A. C. Dean. T. H. Harrington. H. l\L Swander. G. W. Duncan. '1'. J. Ingram. 1>L D. Goldsby. 路Wm. Smith. Jacob Cossant. H. C. Bell. Walter Bown. E. Q. Condest. Joshua Edwards. W. W. Elliff. Lewis Nigh. Chas. Thompson. Thos. Goatley. Chas. Cribberly. R. A. Hewitt, Sr. R. A. Hewitt, Jr. L. A. Jennings. D. C. Lord. R. VI'. Dawson. C. W. l\loore.

j~h~ g~~fi路Ilt.

A. E. Mears. Robert McGregor. J. R. Weakly. Wm. A. Lowe. Wm. C. Smith.

No. oj Lodge. 331. 333. 337.

34l. 344. 345. 346. 354.

3M. 360.

361.

378. 393. 416. 417. 420. 429. 434. 444.

445. 448. 449. 464.

Name oj Parly.

Jeff. Williams. John G. Foster. D. C. Pierce. D. W. Pond. John Schooley. II. Redman. Orville Allen. Seyburn Jones. '1'. L. Darlon. L. D. Gunn. Wm. Lowdermilk.

}~~~~~~~:

L. W. Bickley. W. A. Bennett. J. P. Coil. K Cunningham. J. II. Campbell. E. Duncan. W. E.Frickie. W. '1'. Fields. D. W. Hughes. J. W. Mason, Jr. G. J. :Mahon. C. H. Thompson. D. H. Waltz. T. J. Wiley. David Parke. John B. Rowland. W. O. Wilcox. Walter Coles. .1. L. Busket. J. }.L Donglas. A. D. :Mathews. W. W. Bennett. J .B. Hoover. John .O'Bannon. R. E. Barton. '1'. J. Norman. William Moore. Henry Bogle. G. P. Martin. John M. Smith. Chas. T. Smith. A. C. Wright. S. A. Chilton. W. T. Snead. Joseph Canoho. .locI Coffee. Fred Werninge:. E. Wolfe. F. Bear. .1. 1. Seth. Joel Pettv. M. L. Everett. F. C. Mark. D.H. Henderson. KT. Smith. L. M. Pettit. G. W. Creath. J. M. Booton.

. 'I

1878.J

Appendix.

227

SUSPENSIONS FOR UNMASONIC CONDUCT.

REPORTED TO GRAND I"ODGE OF MISSOURI, SEPTEMllER

1, 1878.

PARTIES L'iTERESTED

IN THIS LIST WILL REFER TO REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON GIUEVANCJ<; FOR RlliiTORATlON, ETC.

No. of Name of Party. Lodge. 46. A. G. Anderson. 59. F. J. Bruton. 166. N. Brelsford, by King~Jton Lodge, No. 118. 125. â&#x20AC;˘1. T. Williams. 127. J. J. Hunter. 171. S. N. Yates. 177. John C. Lea. A. Myers. 182. Joshua Dean. 21:\. E. ~L Clark. 242. E. Moore. 25B. Jamps Wint{lrs. 257. W. J. Wig-btman. 270. \"m. M. Goode. 287. John 'f. Lewis. 292. .Tames Zook. 308. G. W. Rose. 309. Aloino George. 310. Frank Dunican. B30. R. J. Earl. 'V. C. Kingcaid. H. A. Jackson. James Stiles. 344. Chester Adams. John W. Messick.

No. of Name of Party. Lodge. 344. Milton Johnson. 348. W. J. lAnds. 353. John Gilmore. 360. E. S. Alport. Arthur Lowell. 372. .John W. Burton. 379. W. B. Gilbert. 380. R. S. Epperson. Jas. H. Rigg. 382. A. J. Ervin. 385. S. Eo Coffin. .1. W. McCormick. 387. .1. D. Ballard. 397. J. U. Woodward. R. L. 'fays. Robert Garrett. A. Vancamp. -103. G. V;. Crayne. 415. .Tohn Bohrer. 423. Joseph McClanahan. 429. James Griffon. 448. C. VanomllLn. 419. '\lm. Valentine. 458. C. J. Kirby. 488. B. Curtis.

228

Appendix.

[Oct.

EXPlJLSIONS.

ltEPORTED TO THE GRA:-;D LODGE OF ~IISSOIJRI, SEPTElIlRER

I, 1878.

PARTIES

INTERESTED IN THIS LIST WILL REFER TO REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON GRIEVANCE FOR ltF_'lTORATION, ETC.

Name oj Party No. oj Lodge. . 4. C. Eo Ramey. 14. R. C. Prewitt. 15. Robert Baker. 34. Thos. J. Gibbs. Thos. Z. Elliot. Wm. C. Davis. 42. Charles Longmire. 68. J. A. Bridges. 77 . Joe. Davis. 83. R. 1\1. Widner. Ri. 1\f. C. White. !l7. R. :M. Dixon. John \V. Kenyon. 105. F. M. C. Morelock. 118. Geo. S. Day. 13-1. John Nelson. 144. J. W. Castler. Wesley 8tal1cup. 145. Rev. Jeptha Tillery. 157. Solomon Saunders. 173. James S. Calvin. 18!l. Simon Adler. Abraham Furst. JohnL. Bittinger. 1!l!l. R. F. Sanders. 200. Albert Predmore.

No. oj Name oj Pa路rty. Lodge. 200. R. A. Bathar:;t. 215. B. B. Biggs. ?2.7. John Kennedy. 235. 8. 1\1. Elliott. 245. J. Guhin. 2,')0. Thos. .J. Clyce. 259. N. B. Lewis. 290. Thos. Davis. 291. 1\L L. Merriwether. 294. .John Foster. 312. W. T. Cranor. 817. W. G. Hanlin. 319. W. E. Parker. 328. W. E. Mullins. Solomon Sesena. :~37. W. M. Bell. 338. Milton Fellows. 355. Jas. W. Farrel. 360. J. MeB. Jones. 370. W. C. Paine. 402. Wm. A. Guyselman. 412. Wm. O. Mead. 424. Wm. A. Vandover. 455. .John Warren. 473. Hiram. G. Humphrey.

Appendix.

1878.J

REINSTATEM ENTS.

HEI'ORTED TO THE GRAND J,ODGE OJ<' lIlISSOURI, SEPTElIlBEI{ 1, 1878.

No. oj Name of Party. Lodge. 7. E. Dorsey. John l\IcElbannon. 10. Ishmael Davis. 25. P. Ertherler. S. Pilkington. 26. James Gillilan. 28. H. J. Bonnick. John J. Treat. :\2. ,Y. B. Hale. 40. M.Gaugher. 50. J. A. Jackson. 61. L. C. Martin. 68. •1. W. Stewart. H. P. Goode. 78. Henry Smizer. 79. H. R. Carroll. 86. Jacob Fisher. 96. J. W. Chick, 103. L. S. Michon. 117. H. P. Bond. 119. John Hamcl. 121. F. 'V. Niehaus. John F. W. Gehnor 125. W. H. Cassity. 132. Daniel O'Sullivan. 137. L. E. Mitchell. B. F. ·Weir. 139. F. S. Roestock. 144. D. W. Lindsey. 163. J. l~. Scheitfer. Charles \Vanglin. 174. S. N. Yates. 188. J. M. Lesem. 227. R.N. Vorr.e.

No. of Name of Party. Lod.qe. T. B. L. Harchin. .1. H. Wyett. Noah Caton. 236. S. H. Lewis. John Ryan. 247. H ..1. Hancock. .J. D. Johnson . .1. Buzzard. 254. N. R. Vancump. 2.'51), ·W. C. Boyd, 262. R. W. Farley. W. Hulett. l\L'V. Mize. 263. J. A. Scruggs. 267. A. Thompson. A. C. Dean. 281. James Brcckcnridge. Wm.Carter. 286. James R. Oatman. 287. John T. Lcwls. 2~~. 1. G. Hodgens. James Zook. 299. D..I. Kearney. 303. S. B. Gordon. 315. R. J. Degarnatt. 3,')4. L. \V. Bickley. 3.58. Montgomery. 378. H. G. Peyton. .las. H. Rigg. 384. Lawson Lee. 424. P. P. Peugh. 457. Ambrosc Robins. 482. A. Vandenburgh. 238.

229

ROLL OF "DEAD LODGES" UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI, ORGANIZED

1821.

COl\:fPILED FROM ORIGINAL DOCU.MENTS BY GEORGE FRANK GOULEY, GRAND SECRETARY, ]876. REVISED ~ND BROUGHT DOWN TO Nov. 1, 1878, No.

NAME O}' LODr;r:.

-2-IJoaChim 3 Hiram 4 Harmony

TOWN.

I STATE.

COUNTY.

JOHN D. VINCIL, GRAND SECRETARY.

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DATE OF CHARTER.

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t~ 1~~~~~~~·~·::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::'g~rG~~~~.~~~:·:::::i~:~~~~~~~.<:::::::::::,rfr::::::'~f:~~lT~: ·2i~~~:.:::::::::::::::::::::::~~~~~~~H~g i~t ColumbHl iNew London Alton I Charh;s ISt. JaCkSOnvllle !LI1. Grunge jSPringfield Ringgold , Vand!~lia

Ste. Genevievc IMO ICooper ~Io lClay ~.lO IP.ike i\[O ,Mo 1Boone jRalls :Mo : IlL St. Charles :.. ;\10 I IlL Lewis Mo 111.. IMo JPlatte 1111...

OdOber 10. 1826 I,\pril3.182i I~lUy 6. 1852 ril8, ~82S.; October:.J, IS.30 'IOctober?, 18n October:.J, IS:31 October 5, 18?7 October 2,1888 ;June 10. 1&:')3 :October S, 1839 I~[l1.y 6. 1852 :0. ctobe~_9, 1839

L. of Illinois, 1824. Surrendered April 6, ]831. Arrested October a, 1838. Went down on. account ofwllr, 1861. Arrested April 3, 1838., Arrested October 3,1838. Sur.renc\e~ed 1S62, 011 ac.co~ntofwar. UnIted. With G. Ii. of IllIl101S, Oct., 1843. Arr:ested 9ctober 16, 184? . Umted WIth G. L. of 111111018,1840. Surrendered ]876. IUnited with G. L.ofIllinois, 1&10. !Arrested May, 1&")0. . jVnited with G. L. of Illinois, 1842.

;Little osage ILexingtoll

I·vernon Lafl1.yette

I.)[u y 6, 18.')2 :October8, 1840 IOctober 8,}840 ~Iay 28. 1858 :June 12. 1853

IDestroYed 1861, by war. Arrested December 1, 1866. , Arrested October 16, 1846. ISurrelldered 1864. Destroyed 1862, by war.

13/Tucker 14 Booneville 15 !Central 15 Iperseve~ance 16 ,ColumbII1. 21 ,New LC!ndon 22 Frl1.nkhn 23 Hiram 24 Hurmon}· 24 Wyaconda 26 Springfield 27 Ringgold 27 Temperance

'Ste. Genevieve /Boom·iI!e Smithville

29 osage 32 Lafayette 3~ Hillsboro alias 1ft. Moriah 3/ Dawson 38 Grahum

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ILalayette Cass

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391TUllY 39 Clinton 39 ::\Iodena 40 Colenlan 41 Des :Moines 41 Bolivar 42 Houston 42 Iowa 42 Middle Grove 44 Rochester 46 Sparta, formerly" Kabzeett" 46 l\I~lrtha 'jTa~hington ~9 M!ncral Pomt.. uo MIddletown 50 Ozark 50 Anderson 56 Platte

Tully Carlyle Modena St. Louis Burlington Bolivar Breckenridge

BloOlnin~ton

ILCWiS

lVlo lI-IO Iowa Mo 1\10 Iowa Mo 1\10 Mo lV[? '.V. Is Mo Mo Mo Mo

Polk Caldwell

IJUllC 9. 1853 /October 8,1&11 June 2, 186G.. I'Oct.Ober 8.1841.. Octobcr 20,1&11.. June 9. 18-53 JUlie 2. 1866 IOctolJer 20, 184l... ,Julie 9, 1853 June 10, 1853 jOctober 8, l&n IJunc 10, 1&:)3

lVliddle Urove Rochester Sparta

ll\Ionroe !Andrcw IBuchanan Franklin

M!neral Pomt 1\I1ddlctown 'Springtield lchapcl l-lill Platte City

:.: l\IontgomeI) !Greene I Lafl1yette ~ IPlatte

IB.elleville

: jSt. Clair IDe Kalb : :perry

11.11...

Mo Iowu IMO

May 2<), 18:)4 October 10,1843 IMlty 2f), 1854

: ,Sulllle ;Clark Marion IMarion 1pike Kewton I Henry

IW1S

IOetober 12, 1843 :October 12,1843 'I October 1G, 1841 Octobcr 16, I&H

W~hingto~

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60 61 62 62 63

,St. Clair

MaysvIlle Dulmque St. Marvs

l\IaysVllle Dubuque !perryVille

6~ 60 69 70 70 75 81 83 &1

:Melody Marshall Alexandria College Dickinson Bowling Green Neosho Dana )lultmlOmah

fluttevllle MarshI11J... Alexandria Marion College Monroe Bowling Grcen Neosho Calhoun Oregon City

Osceol~l

Mercer

'Osceol~

IOctob~r 11~,1842

l\lay 2u, 18;)1 October 17,1842 ~.Iay, 1858 :October 14, 1842

rit::::::: !~Ic~~;;g~ ~t:1S4i.·.:::::::::::::::::::: October 11, 1842

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Surrendered l\Iay. 1863. Arrested October 19,18-16. Arrested October, 187G. Changed to ,. )It. :Moriah, No. '10," 1844. United with G. L. of Iowa, 1844. Surrendered 1863. . :Arrested A ril 22, 1869. UlIited with G. L. of Iowa. 1844. Arrested February 29, 18&1. Surrcndered186fi. Arrested October 19,1846. An:ested ~'fay" 1863. . . U11lt~d WIth ~T. L. o~ Wlsconsm, 1844. Arre~tcd l\lay 18,18u8. Arrcsted October 18,1847. IDcstroyed 18G1, by war. I Surrendered 11:16'1.

D:~~i~~e~vlt~~~;.

L. of Illinois, 1&1<1. United with G. L. of Illinois. 1843. IDe.stro y ed 1861, by war. De~troyeC! 1862, by war. Ulllted WIth G. L. of Iowa, 1844. Surrendered January, 1864. II

Il\Io Mo Mo ::\[o IOctober 14, 1&16 ::110 October 14. lS4G ::\10 October 17,18·16 Oregon. October 19, 1846 I

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Il:ll1ted Wltl~ (y, L. of Wl~consm.1844. Arrested 1&.>1. !Arrcsted 18G4. !Challged to" Dickinson," 1847. ,l:<'ormcd from ., College ~o. 70." :Chauged to .. Ashley, No. 75." Surrendered 1863; restored as 247. in 1867. Arrested October 28. 1852. First Lodge on Pacific Coast. United with : G. L. aT oreton.

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88 88 88 90

Bates Olive Bruneh Dresden Prairie

Butlcr Union Dresden Harris0t,lville

Bates Franklin Pettis Cuss

;1\10 :Mo !l\Io

Jackson

Cape Guardeau

,Mo

May 28, 1858 tOctober 14,1847 :October 19,1867 :October 12,1847

Destroyed 1861. by war. Arrested about 1855. Arrested Julv, 1878, by T. C. Read G. M·. Destroyed 18i)}, by war. ..

IMO ~; ~~~~.f~g·sia:~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::: g~~~~.~~~:::::::::::: ~~~\~Tb~~i·::::::::::::,~~g:::::::·IS~~~ ?9~~~5·:::::::::::::::::::::::::: S~mcndered Ju~e 12,1875.'

9<) AcacIa

l\lay ;), 1&18

\\·ent dowl1 durmg the war.

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ROLL OF "DEAD LODGES," &C.-Continued. -----------_._------

No~-I···--~~~-~· '95 Ple8.~ant HilL 95 Chapman 99 ~It. Vernon

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RE~[ARKS.

~Iay 8, 1848 June 2,1800 ~Iay 11, 1848

Arrested 1853. United with G. L. of New Mexico, 1877. Surrendered December 27,1862.

~Io

May 10, 1849 October 19, 18lji May 8, 1851.. 1807, by G. L. of Pa

Destroyed during the war. United with G. L. of New Mexico, 1877. United with G. L. of New Mexico, 1877. Arrested by G. L. of Pennsylvania, 1824.

1\lay 9, 18;)0

l8W. Surrendered January 28, 1860.

1\-10..•

May 10, 1850

Surrendered :May, 1862.

Mo Mo

Pleasant HilL Las Vegas Mt. Vernon

Cass Ter. of N. ?>Iex Polk

1\10

;\jew Madrid Las Cruces Santa Fe Ste. Genevicve

Xew ~Iadrid ITer. of~. ~Icx Ter. of N. ~Iex ,Ste. Genevieve

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114 :Vr'averly

Waverly

Lafayette

118 :Hiram

:: St. Charles

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INew Madrid Aztec jMontezuma ILouisiana

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g~ ib~~~:.-::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::!~~:~~;lo·nt:::::::::::: ~~~l~;:·.::::::::::::::::: ~~g:::::::: ~~~r. i3: i~L:::::::::::::::::::::::: ~~~~~:~~~~~~ i~~:

128 Kirksville 128 Live Oak 129 Constantine I'

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~Charlestoll

Adair Cass u-Iissbsippi

1\-10

U-..IlLV 8. 1&')1 October 19.1867 ~Iay 8,1851..

Arre~ted 1863. ~ew Charter 1864 to No. 105 Arrested by G. L. of Missouri, 1877. Surrendered July 28, 1874.

IFlint Hill I'Cassville Windsor City !Butfalo ILinn Creek

1St. Charles Barry CarrolL Dalla;; Camden

Mo Mo MO Mo Mo

:Mny 31, 1855 tJune 1, 11\55 1IJune 1, 1855 ~Ilty, 1855 ~Iay 26, 1855

Surrendered 186;~. Destroyed 1861. by war. Surrendered 18fi::i. Arrested 1861. Destroyed 1861, by war.

Rose llIll

IJohnson

}lay 28,1856

Destroyed 1861, by war.

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,Kirksville 'Plea~ant HilL

I~Il~ ~\~i: : : : : : i: : · • •··,!~~t~y:\\. ~~~=\\: • \\•• ~ n~.~•.~ 1e~!~i!)\;.t!:\ \ : : : ~i~lt~~~:wac. 143 144 145 147 152

Flint Hill John Dade Windsor City Bultalo Linn Creek

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108 ICornweIL

• 159 160 161 1G7 168 169 172 173

I'pacific ;.paCific IFranklin E.'dina ,Edina Knox IRObert ~Iorris Sa\'annah Andrew Eldorado Luray ,Clark Fairmount. !Fairlllount.. iClark 'Tuscumbia i'l'usCumbiu :~[il\er .WOlf'[s.land : rWolfTsland :),IiSSiSsippi... 'Cniao, formerly "Bollinger" Wolford's Store Bollinger

l\Io loIO 1[0 1\10 !\Io 1\10 !\Io l\fo

28. l&j6 29. 1&">.6 28. 1&:'6 18. 18;j7 18, 18fl7 18, 1857 30.1&">7 ,;\lt~y, 1857

IArrest.ed .rail., 1878, by T. C. Ready, G. ~f. Arrcsted May, 18G6. iSurrendercd 1&')7. :Surrendcred 18G1. Surrendered June 12, 18G3. 'Surrendered 1863. :sun.·cndered August 22, 1874. ,No Records.

!May, IMay, May, May, 1\Iay, May, i.May'

p....4

00 00

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i~6 i~~g~~~~~~~::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::' ~~~~~~se.~.~~.~: ...::::: ::I'g~~~:::::: :::::::.::::: ~~g::::::: :Iti:~: ~~~~ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::. g~~i~g~~~{ t~~~: ~~ ~~:~:

18-1 ,Modern 186 IDayton 195 :\Vet Au Glaize

Humansville Dayton Wet Au Glaize

Polk Cass Camden

l\.[o Mo.. · MO

May, 1859 ii\Iay, 18fl\-J Ii'-hty , 11;60

Destroyed 1861, by war. Destroyed 18(il, by war. Surrcndered 1862.

203 Pleasant Ridge

Pleasant Ridge

:Harrison

,l\Io

May. 1860

Arrested 186:1.

216 IWest Plains ..~

West Plains

Howell

l\Iay. 18G1

Surrendered 18G1.

~66 '~~~~g~~~;~.::::::.:::::::::::::::::::::::: ~t~~gb~~;~:::::::::::'.~~r~;::::::::::::::::::: ~f.Ig::::::::I~~~.~: I~6 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~~e~I~I~0~,~~r\18~~~\.) ~!\v~:.r.

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:::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::I~~~lr~~;{.::::::::::::: 219 ,New Boston INew Boston

~~~~g~}: ~Iacf)n

w.,

::::::::: ~~~::::::::I~:~~~: i~i ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::, g~~i~g~~~t ~~t~y war. ~lo

IOctober 12, 1869

~Surrendered

1871.

.~~~ t1~~~J~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::L ~;~~f~~~:::::::::::::1~1~13~·:·:·:·:·:::::::::::'~g:::::::: ~~:r:L~~~~i::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Surrendered ~i~M~l~JU~~r;1865.~~ ~~:~: 2321D.e\Vitt De"'iLt Carroll :.MO 11863 ~o Returns. 232 Lone Jack 274 ~ew Market 277 Index

Lone Jack New Market Index

336 IOa.k Grove 348 Ash Grove 407 JIoustOIl 409 'Unity 417 ,Covenant.. 433 [Silent Temple 436 j' Lamonte 463 La.ke 479 Triangle '180 l:nion 491 Pittsville

Pink Ash Grove Wellington Richmond Carrollton Il\Iacon Lamonte Cunningham Butler iLa Junta ,Pittsville

Jackson Platte Cass

~~~ :8[~::-C'i·tY:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~~~~~tCi ~r~~::::::: ~ia~~.~.i.~

BiR

:Mo Mo :.. Mo

October 19, 18Gi.. :October 15, 1868 October If>, 1868

Surrendered 1877. Surrendered October, 1878. Arrested 1877.

[Octoher 13, 1870 'Odober IB, 1871 October V3, 1871 ,October 12, 1872 'Ioctober 16,1872 October 1G, 1872 iOctober 17, 1873 October 15, 1874 October 15,1874 !

Surrendered October 3,1873. Arrestec11872. Destroyed by fire December 19, 1873. Surrendered 187G. Surrenderec11873. Surrendercd October, 1877. _. Arrested Oct., 1878, by '1'. C. Ready, G. M. Arrested Kovember 7, 187G. Surrendered October, 1877. United with G. L. of Kew :Mexico, 1877. Arrested 1875. . .

::..:.:.:::::: ~g:::::::: 6I~~~~;. i~~~87ii::::::::::::::::::::: Mo October 12, 1870

Jackson Greene ;. 'Lafayette Ray ,CarrolL I l\Iacon ,Pettis ,Charitoll Bates INew Mexico Johnson

Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo

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CONTENTS. A ADDRF-SS, Annual, of Grand Master 10-41 Necrology...................................................................................................... 11 Foreign Relations... 14 Decisions............................... 18 :Miscellaneous....... :H Report on... 44 of Grand Orator rlpp. 48-81 AdaIns, James T............................................................................................................ 18 Appointments 25, 42, 85, 87 Appeals [See Report on Grievance] ; 57-till Amendments to Constitution......................................................... ,'iii to By-Laws 55, 74, 83, 84 Alport, Edwin S............................................................................................................ 61 Agency Lodge, No. 10.................................................................................................... 04 Addellda : :.. 87' Accounts, Report on 77-80 Addresses of Grand Secretaries App. 198, 199 Annual Communication, 1879 90

E Braden, James C............................................................................................. Babcock, Charles, Petition of............. Bee-Hive Lodge, No. 893 ; Board of Relief, Report of........................... Boehm, Solomon Burial Lot

13 43 .43, 69 56 58 74, 82, 83

o Credentials, Report on , . :................. 13 Currie, S. F Charters, Duplicate 25, 45 Corner-Stone, Laying....... 2;) Condition of the Craft......... 路10 Committees, Standing .42, 87 Central Feluale College .48, 69 Cloud, .J onas ,J........ 60 Concord Lodge, No. 154 .48, 72 Calhoun Lodge, No. 184 .4:l, 72 Cooper, John H :.............................................................................................. 70 Chartered Lodges, Report on......................................................................................... 68 Charity, Report on :............................ 71 Consolidation of Lodges, Resolution on......... 80

Contents.

1878.]

235路

D Decisions [See Report on Jurisprudence] 18, 44, 49 Dispensations, Special. 23, 24, 45 " for New Lodges 26, 45 Duplicate Charters........................................................................................................ 25 Dresden Lodge, No. 88 27, 45 Dues, Non-Payment of.................................................................................................. 3.') Grand Lodge................ 36 Dimission of District Deputy Grand Master 38, 46 District~ and District Deputy Grand Masters App. 157-171

E Elliott, S. l\f Election, AnnuaL......... Expulsions

57 78 App. 228

,...........................................

F Foster, Joseph, Death of :Memorial Services of.......... Foreign Relations...... Foreign Representati \路es List of.. Foreign Correspondence, Report on

11,44,91

46 14 15. 44, 81 App.195-197 App. 1-145

G Grand Orient of France Grand Lodge Indebtedness .Grievance Guthnlan, Bernard....................... Galland, Vvashington........ Grover. B. '11' Grand Lecturer's Report Grand Treasurer's" Grand Secretaries " Tabular Statement Grand Secretaries, Foreign, Addresses of..

:........................

16, 44 16.44 57-66 57 63 82

33, App. 172 173 .44, 75, " 175 App. 178 : App. 198, 199

H Historical Register

. Committee on.......

I Independence Lodge, No. 76 30, 45 Installations. Public 37, 45 Installation, Annual..... 85 of Grand Master, [See Addenda]................................................................ 87

J Jurisdictional Rights Jeffries, <ireenberry J urisprudence........ ..

Kit Carson Lodge, No. 326 King Hill Lodge, No. 376

15, 44 32, 45 .49-55

30, ,15 :..................................................................................... 64

236

Contents.

[Oct.

L Lodge Removals... 27 Lamonte Lodge, No. 436 28 Live Oak Lodge, No. 128 31, 45 Laws, Amendment and Revision of.. 34, 45, 48 Lock Spring Lodge, No. 488 .43, 72 Lodges U. D., Report on 72 Lodges, Chartered, Report on....................................................................................... 68

Enoch M.......... 12 Lodge, U. D 28 Mitchell Lodge, No. 229 28,45,48.70 Meluorials-Concord Lodge, No. 154 .43, 72 Lock Spring Lodge, No. 488 ,43,72 Calhoun Lodge, No. 184 : .43, 72 ~fyrtle Lodge, No. 338 .43,72 Schell City Lodge, No. 路148 .43,80 \Vadesburg Lodge, U. D .43,80 :Mason, R. H 65 Bee-Hive Lodge, No. 393 43 Central Female College 48, 69 John H. Cooper 70 Memorial Committee, Report of.............................................................................................................. 46 ~farvin,

~fartinsville

N Necrology-Joseph Foster............................................................................................. Enoch 11. :Marvin.............. S. F. Currie...... .Jalnes '1.'. Adams James C. Braden :................................................................. A. J. \Vheelcr :.................................. New Grand Lodges 16, Neeper, S., et 01......................

O'Sullivan Bequest Orator, Grand, Oration of Office Rent..

12 13 13 13 14 44 65

17, 44 App. 43, 81 84

p Paine, \,\Tm. C 27, Pacific Lodge, No. 159 30, Public Installations :................................ Petition of Charlcs Babcock Parker, \V. E................................................................................................................. Pilot, J. :r.1.....................................................................................................................

6;l 45 37 43 58

R Report

Credentials..... District Deputy Grand :Masters' Grand Lecturer's Grand Secretary's Grand Treasurer's 011

4 33, 66 33, App. 172 .44. 75, App. 175 App. 173

Contents.

1878.J

Report on Grand lI:laster's Address...........

237 44

~~ ~::~;~a~e~:~~~~~·.·::::::::::::

:::::::::::::::4·~-:~~

::::::::::::::::::: ·:::::::::::::::::::::::: of lI:lasonic Roard of Relief.............. 56 on Grievance 57~6 on By-Laws of Subordinates................................... 67 on Unfinished Business 67 on Chartered Lodges......................................................................................... 68 on Lodges U. D ~.. 72 of Committee on Charity...... 71 on Accounts 77, 80 on Vrays and Means 77, 79 on Transportation............. 78 on Foreign Correspondence 81, App. 1-145 on lI:lasonic Burial Lot.................... 82 Removals, Lodge :............................................... '27 Richmond Lodge, No. 57 28, 43, 45 Register, Ristorical 39, 81 Root, Oren, Jr., Oration of : .43, 81 App. Rcsolution on Consolidation of Lodges...... 80 of Thanks to Transportation Companies........................ 85 Russell Lodge, [Chapterj .43, 80 Reinstatements App. 22U

Standing Committees .42, 87 Salary of Grand Secretary............................................................................................. 44 Schell City Lodge, No. 118 .43, 80 SuBpensions ; : App. '223-227

T Tillery, Jcptha.............................................................................................................. Todhunter, T. R......... Thirty·first District Tabular Statement App. Transportation.....................................................

60 64 81 178 78

U Unfinished Bush'ICSS, Report on

v Visalia Lodge, No. 128

28, 45, 48, 70

Wheeler, A. J................................................................................................................ Waldo, David 30, Vvightman, \Vll.lter J 32, 45, White, C. J...................................................................................... \Vyaeonda Lodge, No. 21......................................... \Vadesburg Lodge, U. D .43, Ways and Means 77,

Yellow Fever Sufferers Fund

(

14 45 62 64 71 80 79

17, 44, 74 App. 192, 193

ERRATA.

Proceedings, p. 17, first sub-head, O'SULLIVAN REQUEST should be O'SULLIVAN BEQUEST. Appendix, p.152, sub-head REQUESTS should be REGRETS.

NOTB.-Alliettere tor Grand Lecturer should be addressed to care of the Grand Secre , who will pl'OPlptly forward them.